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Saturday, June 06, 2026

Jun 6, 2026 - Stranger Things

"I've been traveling a little bit over the past few days, and as many of us have seen, I noticed the giant American flags to the side of the highways or in front of car dealerships. How everything seems to have a patriotic fervor that is over the top. It's all about celebrating America's 250th anniversary. and this hyper patriotism almost feels mandatory.

Upon seeing all of these things, I now realize that I am not nearly as patriotic as I used to be.

Now, I don't mean that I still don't appreciate the freedoms that we enjoy in America or the blessings that God has given us, but I now understand how America has become intertwined with Donald J. Trump. He has successfully convinced large numbers of people that America is Trump and Trump is America.

Right before our very eyes, Donald J. Trump and America are evolving into one entity.

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"As far as patriotism, there was a poll last year by Gallup which tracked how proud someone is to be an American by political party since 2001.

As you can see, 92% of Republicans say they are extremely or very proud to be an American, which surged after Trump was elected a second time, after he was elected the first time, and after 911.

Conversely, only 53% of independents and 36% of Democrats felt the same way. The numbers for these two groups also dropped dramatically during Trump's first and second terms."

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Thread link is a 5 min vid, but the Transcript is printed in full below the video.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-06 05:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

#2 A powerful post, Corky.

Thank you for sharing it here.

#2 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-06-06 05:11 PM | Reply

The definition of "Patriotic" has changed under the auspices of Pres Trump.

Lately "patriotic" seems to mean an unabashed fealty to Pres Trump, bowing before him at every possible opportunity. (have you watched his Cabinet meetings?).

The past, and apparently fading, definition of "Patriotic" was a deep respect for The Constitution.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-06 06:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This country is obstensivly being "run" by pedophiles, idiots, and racist tards. Fuck America

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-06 06:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country."
- Theodore Roosevelt

#5 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2026-06-06 07:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 4

This guy is a liar, Democrats were never very proud of their country. Which is odd, even under Obama, they were less patriotic than Republicans.

So no its not about who is "running" the country as LegallySucksDick blames.


#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-06-06 07:25 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

So, your current trolling alias posts a graph about Americans not being proud to be Americans, showing a significant decline for Pres Trump's America.

So, what's its point?

That Pres Trump seems to be destroying America? And that Republicans seem to like that?

Is so, I could agree with that.

;)


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-06 07:34 PM | Reply

Our OneNumbNuts Visa holder is from one of the most corrupt countries in the world, which he left but plans to return offering his DNA to the Sec Forces there.

And the vid narrator isn't lying about either his feelings or about Americans feeling less patriotic under Trump, and it does matter who is Pres.

So the feelings are obviously affected by who is Pres, regardless that Dems are less nationalistic even under their own Presidents.

His habit of taking 1 and 1 and coming up with 5 has become notoriously boring as well.

#8 | Posted by Corky at 2026-06-06 07:34 PM | Reply

#6 | Posted by oneironaut

You're a fucking imbecile, Jeff. You don't even have the guts to use your mocked and derided "real" name.
What a cuck bitch you are, you fucking coward.

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-06-06 08:17 PM | Reply

#9

You're a blithering idiot LYD. "jeff" hasn't posted since before you joined. Bellringer has and hasn't hidden his former handle. A lot of morons here keep saying jeffj. Is it supposed to be an insult? I don't get it. oneirnaut isn't even close to the style of bellringer. Who else is jeff?

#10 | Posted by rf4b at 2026-06-06 11:45 PM | Reply

Democrats were never very proud of their country.

F*&^ off, s*&^bag.

Which is odd, even under Obama, they were less patriotic than Republicans.

Republican "patriotism" isn't real patriotism. It's jingoism.

Only a piece of s*&^ fake "c-c-conservative" would make that statement with a straight face.

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-07 12:59 AM | Reply

#6 | Posted by oneironaut

Seriously, how f*&^ing stupid is this worthless piece of lying s*&^?

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-06-07 01:01 AM | Reply

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