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When I was a teen in <large college town> I thought it was bizarre and scary that anyone would feel enough patriotism to sing the national anthem. Now I think i
by quacked 5y ago
When I was a teen in <large college town> I thought it was bizarre and scary that anyone would feel enough patriotism to sing the national anthem. Now I think it's bizarre and scary for anyone to feel such a lack of patriotism that they would think it's bizarre and scary to want to sing the national anthem.
- darkwater 5y agoYou have been successfully assimilated /s
- goodpoint 5y agoPretty much. If countries were religions any group with that attitude would be considered a cult.
- quacked 5y agoCountries were religious; when the social technology of the "nation" was developed, the primary justification lay in religion. Why do you think that a loyal preference to land, law, and shared history is cult-like?
- goodpoint 5y ago> Countries were religious; when the social technology of the "nation" was developed, the primary justification lay in religion Everybody knows that. But I wrote "If countries were religions" not "religious".