this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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You’re way overthinking it, my friend. The meaning of it is “‘Murica, fuck yeah!” They want everyone to know what a tough, Trump-loving big boy they are.
Trump is entirely irrelevant to this, and I'm confused why you feel the need to throw it in. This trend has been around long before 2016.
Many people do this now, I find it super disappointing that an overt display of patriotism is now considered by many to be a sign of the maga crowd. Talk about cultural appropriation 😕
When you have that goofy mf hugging the flag on stage to applause and adoration, the association becomes stronger.
I feel like there's some kind of correlation between the two things. Obviously it's not guaranteed that someone displaying patriotism is going to be a bigot but... It's based on "my place is better", "go my team" just because the person randomly got born in a specific geographical location. Most of the time, patriotism isn't based on rationally assessing anything: you're just born into it like religion and there's really no critical thinking in the mix.
Because people just can't seem to get the world doesn't revolve around Trump