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We may be the shittiest first world country, but we're still first world.
Right?
The other day I learned that you dont' get paid vacations in USA.
Such modern
There is no federally mandated paid time off, of any kind.
Sick, holiday, vacation? Narp.
Hell, I don't even get time-and-a-half for working OT.
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
like most things it instills a vague sense of annoyance and apathy in me
being in England during a world cup or being anywhere with Scottish nationalists does the same thing
i get it, you really like the flag but i'm sick of seeing it, it's as simple as that
plus i have a slight distrust of anyone displaying overt amounts of nationalism, in my experience it comes complete with a bunch of negative shit bundled in
I think the fact that we use Orange for the WC/EC instead of Red/White/Blue makes it a lot better.
It is such a bad color that it makes everything funny.
The amount of American flags to be found around this country makes some Euros legit nervous.
I think it's adorable.
I don't really care about the flag itself. It's the weird fetishism attached to it.
I think "weird fetishism" is not terribly accurate and pretty unfair as a descriptor. But maybe it looks a lot different coming from a different set of cultural reference points.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them. Some people might not agree with the means sometimes, or feel the actions are misguided or even dangerous, but the sentiment is pure. Nobody waves an American flag because he wants to take over the world.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them. Some people might not agree with the means sometimes, or feel the actions are misguided or even dangerous, but the sentiment is pure. Nobody waves an American flag because he wants to take over the world.
Yeah, these words make absolutely no sense to me when attached to a piece of cloth.
I just wish we would stop pretending to be a beacon of liberty.
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
And let's not forget the erosion of reproductive rights by underhanded assholes sneaking bad intentioned laws that close down abortion clinics for their entire state!
Or that the average American income hasn't increased in 15 years! Or that the US Highway Fund is broke because raising money for national infrastructure is horrible government overreach.
I swear to fucking Christ this isn't a country is a fucking pyramid scheme with the top few jostling to be the one to fleece the rest of us the most.
And let's not forget the erosion of reproductive rights by underhanded assholes sneaking bad intentioned laws that close down abortion clinics for their entire state!
Or that the average American income hasn't increased in 15 years! Or that the US Highway Fund is broke because raising money for national infrastructure is horrible government overreach.
I swear to fucking Christ this isn't a country is a fucking pyramid scheme with the top few jostling to be the one to fleece the rest of us the most.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them. Some people might not agree with the means sometimes, or feel the actions are misguided or even dangerous, but the sentiment is pure. Nobody waves an American flag because he wants to take over the world.
Yeah, these words make absolutely no sense to me when attached to a piece of cloth.
It's cool, just accept that the symbol is powerful and ultimately positive for us.
There are just some cultural things about America that Europeans don't grasp without immersing themselves, same as Americans living in Europe.
plus i have a slight distrust of anyone displaying overt amounts of nationalism, in my experience it comes complete with a bunch of negative shit bundled in
Yeah being surrounded by flag wavers kind of gives one the feeling that it might be a good idea to work your way to the edge before you're kettled by mounted police
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them.
Also I'm imagining you writing this while standing up with a hand on your heart.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them.
Also I'm imagining you writing this while standing up with a hand on your heart.
I do this without a shred of self-consciousness whenever the national anthem is played.
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
None of which will deter me from going out tonight and partaking in celebrations because fun and half naked drunk chicks. Just like Halloween, st Patricks day, cinco de mayo, etc.
plus i have a slight distrust of anyone displaying overt amounts of nationalism, in my experience it comes complete with a bunch of negative shit bundled in
Yeah being surrounded by flag wavers kind of gives one the feeling that it might be a good idea to work your way to the edge before you're kettled by mounted police
again this is a very British attitude
and while its a shame that we have both the one of the coolest looking flags and a built in dislike of showing it
I think the US flag, given half a century or so, will probably have acquired some of the more ambivalent connotations of other national flags.
Like, I don't think history will look favourably on the US presence in the middle east in much the same way as it doesn't look favourably on, say, British colonialism.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them. Some people might not agree with the means sometimes, or feel the actions are misguided or even dangerous, but the sentiment is pure. Nobody waves an American flag because he wants to take over the world.
Yeah, these words make absolutely no sense to me when attached to a piece of cloth.
It's cool, just accept that the symbol is powerful and ultimately positive for us.
There are just some cultural things about America that Europeans don't grasp without immersing themselves, same as Americans living in Europe.
i don't think you understand how hard it is to not be immersed in American culture wherever you are in the first world (which is fine i like a lot of American stuff)
i know you want to think we just misunderstand you
but we grow up saturated in american culture, we understand you guys a lot better than you understand us
Casual on
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KageraImitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered Userregular
I think the US flag, given half a century or so, will probably have acquired some of the more ambivalent connotations of other national flags.
Like, I don't think history will look favourably on the US presence in the middle east in much the same way as it doesn't look favourably on, say, British colonialism.
If all the fuckmuppetry the US committed during the Cold War doesn't deter people, I don't see people being deterred by the Middle East.
I think the US flag, given half a century or so, will probably have acquired some of the more ambivalent connotations of other national flags.
Like, I don't think history will look favourably on the US presence in the middle east in much the same way as it doesn't look favourably on, say, British colonialism.
Well, no one seems to look favorably on it now, I doubt history will change its mind.
Unless Texas gets to keep writing the history books.
Fuck.
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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There is no federally mandated paid time off, of any kind.
Sick, holiday, vacation? Narp.
Hell, I don't even get time-and-a-half for working OT.
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
like most things it instills a vague sense of annoyance and apathy in me
being in England during a world cup or being anywhere with Scottish nationalists does the same thing
i get it, you really like the flag but i'm sick of seeing it, it's as simple as that
plus i have a slight distrust of anyone displaying overt amounts of nationalism, in my experience it comes complete with a bunch of negative shit bundled in
Bigot. Flaggotry makes you uncomfortable, huh?
it's not possible for me to get ra ra about it though. on this day or any other.
america: we should be doing better
In France, a crazy woman murdered a kindergarten teacher at her kid's school. In front of the entire class.
Apparently the stabber had psychiatric problems.
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It is such a bad color that it makes everything funny.
I think "weird fetishism" is not terribly accurate and pretty unfair as a descriptor. But maybe it looks a lot different coming from a different set of cultural reference points.
Even the most fervent flag-waver has in his heart a desire to connect with something honorable; the defense of the oppressed, the promotion of liberty, the securing of freedom for people who have had it taken from them. Some people might not agree with the means sometimes, or feel the actions are misguided or even dangerous, but the sentiment is pure. Nobody waves an American flag because he wants to take over the world.
On top because we're big, not the best. America is the world what Microsoft is to the software industry.
*hugs XBOX*
A valiant effort, Blizzard.
Yeah, these words make absolutely no sense to me when attached to a piece of cloth.
Or that the average American income hasn't increased in 15 years! Or that the US Highway Fund is broke because raising money for national infrastructure is horrible government overreach.
I swear to fucking Christ this isn't a country is a fucking pyramid scheme with the top few jostling to be the one to fleece the rest of us the most.
/rant
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gosh i love this meme
America is a beacon of liberty.
i know right?
captain haddock is one of my most beloved childhood memories
I made a knight and a rogue. I wonder if I should have made a caster? Oh well.
It's cool, just accept that the symbol is powerful and ultimately positive for us.
There are just some cultural things about America that Europeans don't grasp without immersing themselves, same as Americans living in Europe.
HMMM?
Yeah being surrounded by flag wavers kind of gives one the feeling that it might be a good idea to work your way to the edge before you're kettled by mounted police
Also I'm imagining you writing this while standing up with a hand on your heart.
this sounds fun
I lived in dc 8 (?) years ago during world cup and it was great to be at the bar in such an international city
I do this without a shred of self-consciousness whenever the national anthem is played.
No.
Agreed.
The more countries have freedom, the less exceptional the US becomes.
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again this is a very British attitude
and while its a shame that we have both the one of the coolest looking flags and a built in dislike of showing it
on the whole its a good thing
Like, I don't think history will look favourably on the US presence in the middle east in much the same way as it doesn't look favourably on, say, British colonialism.
i don't think you understand how hard it is to not be immersed in American culture wherever you are in the first world (which is fine i like a lot of American stuff)
i know you want to think we just misunderstand you
but we grow up saturated in american culture, we understand you guys a lot better than you understand us
Commie.
If all the fuckmuppetry the US committed during the Cold War doesn't deter people, I don't see people being deterred by the Middle East.
Well, no one seems to look favorably on it now, I doubt history will change its mind.
Unless Texas gets to keep writing the history books.
Fuck.
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies