patriotism can be aspirational. the united states is great not for what it is but what it tries to be. it really is a special country in a lot of good ways that are not immediately apparent until you live somewhere else.
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Faine Greenwood
Agreed. Time to get over it and wrap ourselves in the flag.
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And no.
It really is a special country in a lot of bad ways that are not immediately apparent until you live somewhere else.
Patriotism is both a strength and a weakness, frankly. When the clarity of being elsewhere started to emerge, I learned a lot about myself and the 'real' US.
A precious dream has died, weep for it and learn.