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> a social contract that wearing a mask is patriotic. I don't know when it happened exactly, but I feel like the general public has completely lost any sense o
by war1025 6y ago
> a social contract that wearing a mask is patriotic.
I don't know when it happened exactly, but I feel like the general public has completely lost any sense of patriotism. I remember it being a big deal when I was a kid in the 90s. These days, there just isn't really any national pride. I guess probably related to 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan,etc.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoIt's been severely deemphasized in popular narratives, and there's been a bit of a real downturn, but most Americans still report in polls that they feel a strong sense of national pride.
- ModernMech 6y agoA majority report national pride but at the same time it's at a record low: https://news.gallup.com/poll/312644/national-pride-falls-record-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/312644/national-pride-falls-rec...
- maxerickson 6y agoAmericans are rabidly patriotic. To the point where it's all about symbols and not even about shared values.
- pstuart 6y agoIf patriotic is declaring oneself to be a patriot, than your first statement is true. And do they love their symbolism, to the point where they declare that they would die for a fucking flag.
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