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I mean seriously, who came up with "the Homeland" to refer to the US? it's like some Reichstag fire decree fatherland-ish bullshit if you know what I mean what is your opinion, GBS?
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The Puppet Master posted:Language is thought I dunno man The US ain't cut out for fascist bullshit They shouldn'tve called it anything But yeah Homoland is good lol Heteroland too for the religious conservative buttholes And ZOGLand for retarded white nationalists
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Sep 29, 2015 01:38
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Macasaurus posted:ive never heard anyone say this besides dept of homeland security They said it in zero dark thirty a few times like retards "PROTECT THE HOMELAND!!!!!!!!1" *farts*
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Sep 29, 2015 01:51
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Broenheim posted:also my thoughts are "gently caress you op" rude it's an important question to ask: what are the ultra-nationalists and militia types calling our country now?
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Sep 29, 2015 02:52
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Blurry Gray Thing posted:A capitalist republic is unstable and will drift towards either fascism or socialism unless people work hard to keep it from happening, OP. yeah, it's p hosed up man hopefully the millennial generation will have a few ppl who actually do important, positive things for this country. Blurry Gray Thing posted:America is terrified of socialism even when it's an accurate word for systems it's had and relied on for a long time now but it's not scared of fascism. Socialism is seen as a real evil to fight at every turn while fascism is this cartoonish bogeyman the public doesn't take seriously because they beat it forever in WWII. Calling something you disagree with socialism is a real way to attack it even when it's not accurate, but calling something fascism makes the collective public do an eyeroll at the gross exageration. You'd need new words to say it even if it's accurate. it reminds me of orwells essay politics and the english language, which I always thought was a v good introduction as to how language can be used in nefarious ways
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Sep 29, 2015 03:03
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squartle posted:lol why the gently caress would you even watch that poo poo like lmfbo cos I was hanging out w/ ppl and we got high, ubered to the theater, saw this jingoistic butthole show called zero dark thirty and ubered back
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Sep 29, 2015 03:05
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nomadologique posted:zero dark thirty is one of the best movies of the past 10 years one of the best movies of the past ten years in Deep South trailer parks, you mean their #3 is the veggietales saga. it's like the lord of the rings to them. squartle posted:that's a lot of words to say "im a fagot" like every other goon, im gay
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Sep 29, 2015 03:10
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starry skies above posted:I read a book by a conservative author named Samuel P. Huntington (who wrote "Clash of Civilizations" which neocons kept quoting after 9/11) and in this book (titled "Who are we?"...about Latino immigration into the USA) he makes the point that, traditionally, Americans have been mostly indifferent to the natural physical splendor of their nation. Not so indifferent, mind you, as to not set up those great national parks, but indifferent in the sense that this physical splendor doesn't really impact the ethos of the American spirit, the ethos of Americana, as it were. He points to the word "homeland" as being unusual for that reason and sounding positively un-american. thank you for the thoughtful response some people really want to poo poo up this thread with kneejerk references to china too bad they're trolls who are assholes irl
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Sep 29, 2015 14:05
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Sunshine Mix posted:once Comrade Sanders is in power all will work for the good of zu rodina i think sanders owns and is the best of all the candidates
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Sep 29, 2015 19:01
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City of Tampa posted:a very large portion of the American public regularly complains that we are not fascist enough ya that's the tea party and libertarians for ya
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Sep 29, 2015 23:59
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RaceBannon posted:This is the right answer to this stupid question. why is it a stupid question to inquire about the origins of a phrase
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Sep 30, 2015 00:10
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RaceBannon posted:because comparing it to Nazi Germany is stupid when it's really common for a people to call their nation a homeland or the equivalent variant not in the US. we never called it "the Homeland" before 9/11
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Sep 30, 2015 01:13
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RaceBannon posted:never ever. what is the source of this contrariness of yours
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Sep 30, 2015 03:17
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American military adventures sounds like a gi joke knock-off lol
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I love how some people think they're clever or edgy by making GBS threads on America when it just makes them sound like the type of person you would never want to hang out with IRL
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