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MuseRider

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12. Only when I was very little.

Reply to PurgedVoter (Original post)

Sun Aug 28, 2022, 10:02 AM

Aug 2022

Vietnam came into our lives and that was pretty much it. Since then the word makes me suspicious and kind of sick when used in terms of groups of people. When used for one or a few you can usually figure it out.

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Remember when the word "Patriot" didn't immediately make you cringe or worse? [View all] PurgedVoter Aug 2022 OP

honestly? not really. mopinko Aug 2022 #1

When I see a flag on a house these days, I assume it's the home of an anti-American traitor RAB910 Aug 2022 #2

Yes, but consider... brooklynite Aug 2022 #6

I don't recall the flag being "shunned" by the left. Gore1FL Aug 2022 #11

Same feelings here liberal N proud Aug 2022 #3

The people who were always loud about AMERICA AMERICA AMERICA were always trash JI7 Aug 2022 #4

Yes, they have taken some of our favorite words and smeared them with shit. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #5

Fascism is Liberty dalton99a Aug 2022 #7

When I see those dumb fish and crosses on a tradesman's harumph Aug 2022 #8

+1. They are the worst scammers dalton99a Aug 2022 #9

I used to repair office equipment. PurgedVoter Aug 2022 #14

Neighbor Johnny2X2X Aug 2022 #10

Only when I was very little. MuseRider Aug 2022 #12

Kraft and Brady ruined it for me Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2022 #13

Uglican "patriots" claim to love their country, while hating most of the people in it. nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2022 #15

Freedom DET Aug 2022 #16

Remember the painting "Freedom from Want," by Norman Rockwell? PurgedVoter Aug 2022 #17

Nope. Iggo Aug 2022 #18