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>I'm not sure how much more embarrassed I can get for my country. I honestly used to be proud to be an American. Now I am so ashamed that when I travel (or bac
by irrational 6y ago
>I'm not sure how much more embarrassed I can get for my country.
I honestly used to be proud to be an American. Now I am so ashamed that when I travel (or back in the days when I traveled) I lie and say I'm a Canadian.
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- nostromo 6y agoThis strikes me as shameful behavior. You should say the truth: you're an American, and Americans have a diversity of views on most subjects, just like every other country.
- revscat 6y agoWhen conducting business this is more trouble, and causes more discomfort, than it’s worth.
- lastres0rt 6y agoI'm not gonna say you're wrong, I'm just going to say I've been having some variety of this argument since 9/11. If you have to spend the better part of two decades trying to defend your country as NOT being a white trash dumpsterfire...
- grecy 6y agoFWIW, I've dozens of backpackers around the world with Canadian flags sewn on their backpacks who later admit quietly they're American. They said it just makes life easier while travelling.
- rwoodley 6y agoI used to be proud of our flag and would display it. Now (past 3 years) it has morphed into a symbol of hate and oppression. When I see armed 'protestors' terrorizing a state legislature and waving the flag, then the flag is no longer a symbol of freedom but of intimidation.
- dyoo1979 6y agoYou may want to read the history of banana republics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_republic. Given the wildness of that particular dark corner of our history, I'm looking forward to reading about the history we're living through now. Hopefully after some emotional remove, like in another ten years.