Thank you. That sort of triggered me too. I didn’t serve but I felt that slur directed at me over the years. Whether questioning the arms build up in my 20s (Reagan), or Iraq, or cringing at USA chant, or being OK with Kapernick taking a knee. I never hated America. And hearing the phrase here again in this pod makes me question its use …
Thank you. That sort of triggered me too. I didn’t serve but I felt that slur directed at me over the years. Whether questioning the arms build up in my 20s (Reagan), or Iraq, or cringing at USA chant, or being OK with Kapernick taking a knee. I never hated America. And hearing the phrase here again in this pod makes me question its use today.
I’ll add that I think part of the reason the Republican has become so singularly focused on defeating Democrats over everything else may be that decades of that shit has resulted in them believing it.
Thank you. That sort of triggered me too. I didn’t serve but I felt that slur directed at me over the years. Whether questioning the arms build up in my 20s (Reagan), or Iraq, or cringing at USA chant, or being OK with Kapernick taking a knee. I never hated America. And hearing the phrase here again in this pod makes me question its use today.
I’ll add that I think part of the reason the Republican has become so singularly focused on defeating Democrats over everything else may be that decades of that shit has resulted in them believing it.