It might be just me but,

[kacekwl]

if I hear anyone refer to the United States as the "homeland" again I might go mad.

[sabrina 1]

1. It's not just you. 'Patriot Act' 'Homeland' and all the jingoistic, carefully thought out propaganda

language designed to arouse Nationalistic ferver, is Orwellian. Sinister and has a definite purpose.

[merrily]

2. It's not only you.

Aside from general creepiness, those references tend to accompany fear mongering and justifications for ignoring our rights.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Over the years, people came here FROM a "homeland"...

and maybe it's just me, but I hear an echo of of "Heimat" which I always associate with "Lebensraum" and Germany in the 30's.

[COLGATE4]

7. Absolutely right on! It's "Heimat", with all

that implies.

[kacekwl]

4. I heard Loretta Lynch use it

in her interrogation by congress today.

[dissentient]

5. They didn't pick Homeland by accident

Yea, it is just another element of our grand empire, and we better show proper respect to the homeland if we know what's good for us.

The increasingly militarizing of our police is the same deal. I wouldn't be surprised to see them start standing on street corners in full gear at some point, and then we will know we are truly in a full blown police state, and you better watch what you say, and watch what you do, citizen!

[blkmusclmachine]

6. Someone please ask Jeb about the Bush's Nazi past:

HOW BUSH'S GRANDFATHER HELPED HITLER'S RISE TO POWER


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

[world wide wally]

12. For some reason, they don't allow that in the USA

At least not about the Bushes…… only Obama

[Cleita]

8. I stopped watching State of Affairs for that reason and a few others.

It seemed to be a smart show at first with an African American woman as President, but it seems to be delivering the same old neo-con, chicken-hawk message that you have to fight them over there so you don't have to fight them here.

The constant homeland references really became over the top.

[Kablooie]

9. Can we call it domicilia?

Or politypatria?


Personally I prefer Ameri can o' beans.

[mikehiggins]

11. I got a chill in my heart when I first heard it used on 9/11

This land is your land, this land is my land, from California...

Not some neo-Nazi dump.

[vlakitti]

13. Thanks

I agree. Woody Guthrie vs Bush?

The first level of corruption is in the language.

[nilesobek]

14. The only "Homeland," here is the Native American Homeland which was stolen.

Fatherland, Motherland, Homeland, they all mean the same thing.