Patriotism is ingrained from birth like religion — They’re forced to pledge allegiance to the flag through schooling, taught little about the world outside the US, and constantly propagandised by politics, hollywood, and capitalism from all angles; non-stop affirmation that the USA is the greatest Democracy™️ in the world, and their Freedoms™️ are the free-est free that ever freedomed.
And an irrational hate for “dirty commies”, gays and jews for some reason. Maybe it was just the Midwest in the early 00s, but that was my experience throughout high school.
(I know, I know, McCarthyism and the Cold War all shaped public perception, but all the kids were screaming it to each other and I didn’t understand why back then.)
Patriotism is ingrained from birth like religion — They’re forced to pledge allegiance to the flag through schooling, taught little about the world outside the US, and constantly propagandised by politics, hollywood, and capitalism from all angles; non-stop affirmation that the USA is the greatest Democracy™️ in the world, and their Freedoms™️ are the free-est free that ever freedomed.
And an irrational hate for “dirty commies”, gays and jews for some reason. Maybe it was just the Midwest in the early 00s, but that was my experience throughout high school.
(I know, I know, McCarthyism and the Cold War all shaped public perception, but all the kids were screaming it to each other and I didn’t understand why back then.)