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22 June 2025

Stuff Americans say
Patriotism part 2

Stuff Americans say

Man standing on a highway overpass holding a large American flag and waving to vehicles passing below, with snow-dusted mountains in the background

If love is blind, patriotism has lost all five senses.
William Blum Rogue State: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower

Patriotic meme. Illustration of a bald eagle wearing military armour, holding a large American flag. Text: "SORRY IF MY PATRIOTISM OFFENDS YOU TRUST ME YOUR LACK OF SPINE OFFENDS ME MORE"

Reddit comment. Papachococo (4 mo. ago): "I never understood what Europeans mean when they say American media uses 'propaganda' to 'manipulate' people into liking the country. Maybe that was true during the cold war. But almost as soon as that was over American media became extremely self critical. Aside from war movies and satire it's rare to find actual 'patriotic' American media."

Reddit comment thread. Eastern_Love7331 (2d ago, -3 downvotes): "'Muh America bad hurr durr' It's not indoctrination, it's patriotism. It's teaching our kids that we live in the best country in the world, and that's something to be proud of." Reply by AdventurousBrain3123 (2d ago): "What makes it the best country in the world? Nuking innocent civilians? Catering to billionaires as they pollute the populace? The fragile illusion of freedom? Our shitty president?"

YouTube comment thread. Multiple comments about British flags and American patriotism. Long discussion including: "Why are they waving British Flags? We aren't British anymore lol", "American Patriotism isn't 'just music', It's the expression of Freedom", and a lengthy comment about Revolutionary War history, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and how "America is supposed to represent as a rebellious country from Great Britain"

Reddit thread from r/AskUK (701 people here). Post: "Why are the British plug prongs so thic...". LochNessMother (10h): "I also get patriotic about our driving skills and driving courtesy." Klutzy_Buyer9798 (2h, -2): "USA has a lot of shit drivers, you must not live in Texas". LochNessMother (2h): "Um..... You're on r/AskUK." Klutzy_Buyer9798 (2h): "Oh... well you said patriotic. We literally invented that word. When you say Patriot everyone immediately thinks USA."

Google Books page for "God's Promises for the American Patriot" book. Reviews visible including "Very Enlightening" by Lyn S on Christianbook.com

Facebook "See Your Memories" post (6 Years Ago). Original post (Mar 7, 2012, 7:22pm, username redacted): "I refuse to buy forks that were not made in the AMERICA". Shared a memory, Mar 7 at 3:22pm

Facebook post screenshot (mobile, 100%, 2:04 AM). Text: "My daughter brought this home from school well I don't think so for i refuse for my child to be subject to this fanatic ideology. Parents beware of what they are teaching your kids! The school heard what I had to say either they agree or not doesn't matter this Patriot has spoken!" Photo of a school lesson plan about Islam/history

Twitter/X post by CBS News (@CBSNews, verified, 14h). Tweet: "TRUE PATRIOT: This Navy SEAL saw a broken American flag, and was determined to climb up the flagpole to fix it. 'I couldn't go by this flag this morning and not give it everything I had,' he said" with US flag emoji. Video/photo showing man (Dom Raso) climbing a flagpole with another man helping below.

Twitter/X thread, posted in r/insanepeoplefacebook by u/thelorddestroyer. Top tweet (username redacted): "I think leftists should move to Canada and patriotic Canadians should moved to the US". Reply (username redacted): "Do you... not know what patriotism means?"

YouTube comment with French-language interface ("il y a 1 mois", "REPONDRE"). username redacted. Comment: "It's not that we are overzealous patriots, it's just that our country is just that much better than the others. It's still proportional, when you consider the over the top level of greatness we are working with over here."

YouTube comment ("View reply"). Comment: "I'm so patriotic I would not hesitate to beat the absolute shit out of u if u burn that flag I'm 15 years old un less it's not out of hate just because it is tattered"

Reddit post from r/Coronavirus. Posted by u/Pair_ofDocks, 12h. Tagged "USA". Headline: "Mitt Romney proposes 'patriot pay' boost of $12 more per hour for frontline workers". Photo of Mitt Romney smiling against a blue background.

Twitter/X post (username redacted, Nov 12). Text: "It is very difficult to know who to trust these days. It is possible there is a Communist or Communist sympathizer behind every other tree. But there is an American Patriot behind every blade of grass. There are more blades of grass than there are trees. Trust God." Attached image of General Michael T. Flynn with text "Be Not Afraid" and American flag/dove imagery

Flyer/poster. Large text: "4TH OF JULY PARADE PARTICIPATION MANDATORY". Photo of two children holding ice cream cones with rainbow sprinkles. Right column on maroon background: "10am Parade", "Bring water", "And a patriotic attitude". Blue box at bottom: "A calendar invite will be sent out and emails with more information See you there!!!"

TikTok/Instagram comment thread with German-language interface ("Kommentare", "Antworten", "Ubersetzung anzeigen"). Video showing American flag waving against dark blue sky. Top comment has American flag and eagle emojis. First comment (username redacted, 6 Tg.): "We may have our flaws but at the end of the day that flag gives us courage when needs be and I will protect it with my life if I had to". Reply (username redacted, 6 Tg.): "Flaws? You literally hate who's not in your political party. No other country in the western world is like that." Reply (username redacted, 4 Tg.): "try saying literally anything in English inside germany you'll get arrested for it"

Reddit mobile app screenshot. r/gifs. Comment thread: First: "I literally laughed at the gif. America has this weird obsession with flags". JW357 (2h, -25 downvotes): "It's a symbol of our country. Our heritage. I could go on and on, but there's no point in trying to explain patriotism to someone who clearly lacks it and is almost antagonistic to the idea." Ironfishy (55m): "America is big on symbolism but not so much on actually taking care of the people, which is why it looks so 'silly' to other nations. A people well trained." Comrade_Col_Sanders (10m): "The USA is a group of over 300 million people, not one singular entity with common ideas. The USA is also not the USA government." TheSaint7 (35m): "We take in the most immigrants and give the most in foreign aid"

Daily Mail article screenshot. Headline: "Moment US military kids spontaneously stood and broke out into National Anthem in Spanish cinema after seeing moving clip". By Phil Christie, updated 23 Apr 2017. Article about 40 US military children at Naval Station Rota in Spain who stood and sang The Star-Spangled Banner in a cinema after seeing a moving clip. Photo of children standing in a darkened cinema

TikTok/Instagram comment thread with German-language interface ("Antworten", "Ubersetzung anzeigen"). Three comments. First (2 Wo.): "bro no one buys beer in a crate" with skull emoji. 2,983 further replies. Second (2 Wo.): "Who made your car? Your plane? Your train? America". Third (username redacted): "who has small self esteem and need to fix it with patriotism?" with face emoji

Facebook comment with Spanish-language interface ("1 dia", "Me gusta", "Responder"). Username redacted. Comment: "My grandson who was struck by a car while working outside over a month ago and in 3 different hospitals....got out of his bed during the singing of the NATIONAL ANTHEM and placed his hand over his heart while his whole room stood up taking the lead from him, in honor of our FLAG and our PRESIDENT and FIRST LADY. This young man is a TRUE PATRIOT!! RAISED RIGHT" with American flag emojis. 2

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