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We actually had elected officials chanting “USA! USA!” at the last State of the Union Address. Very fine people on all sides of course.

• fapjacks 8y ago
  My favorite part of the "USA! USA!" chant is how seriously non-Americans are about it. Every time I've started or participated in a "USA! USA!" chant it was only about 15% nationalism and 85% a joke. Part of its enchanting humor is how that seems lost on everybody else.
  • em500 8y ago
    "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
  • ada1981 8y ago
    So part of why it’s “funny” is that it’s offensive to most people who don’t find it funny? I must admit, you’re the first person I’ve ever heard refer to a USA chant as enchanting.