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We must have very different notions of what it is to be a “lefty, socialist”. The US is far from “down” and is very deserving of the scorn and hatred that much of the world feels towards us. We have sown discord and created instabilty around the globe for the purpose of ever-increasing profits for our corporations. We are the single greatest threat to world peace.

Not only are we horrible citizens of the world, we have done a grave disservice to the majority of our own citizens. Our capitalist systems are deeply corrupted and rooted in racism. It’s been that way since the beginning. All the flowery promises are but lies, polished to a fine sheen that blinds most to the ugly truth that hides beneath the thin veneer of freedom, equality and justice for all.

Don’t get me wrong. I think the majority of our citizens are fine, decent people. It is our government that I take issue with, but we are complicit in that far too many are either blind to or choose to be willfully ignorant of the evil our government does.

“You’re not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who says it or who does it.”
Malcom X

“Patriotism demands the abilty the feel shame as much as to feel pride.”
Anne-Marie Slaughter