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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

1984, when I moved to Jakarta.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Around 7th or 8th grade

[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Since time immemorial,

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Right after they told me that they would blow up the world to prove it.

That was a fairly shitty 8th birthday.

[–] RangerJosie@sffa.community 2 points 3 months ago

8th Grade. When I got access to the internet.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's not a lie. It's a point of view. It's a declaration of intent. Being #1 isn't a privilege, it's a responsibility, and a choice.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, bullshit.

It's always "we're the beat, we're the best at X" whereas the reality is that you have rampant poverty, institutionalized racism (hello US police forces!), shit and unaffordable healthcare with (apparently) doctors who put their religion over their Hippocratic oath, unaffordable education which doesn't get you a good job anymore anyways, you don't work to live, you live to work, you have almost no vacation days whatsoever, you have no free days agter when your baby is born,you can't do anything anymore without a car, you have no freedoms, but they convinced you that parading around military style weapons is freedom somehow. You teach little children at school that sex is wrong, but it's good to knoe what to do when the next mass murderer visits your school again. Your police is racist, uneducated, inept, and corrupt..... I could go on, but you get the idea.

Sorry, America sucks, to paraphrase someone else in this thread: it's a third world country wearing the mask of a first world country.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right. Being #1 means being the best. "We are the best at X" is an equivalent statement to "We're #1".

Not disputing that.

What I'm saying is that both of those statements can be, and are, statements of intent.

You really think a pizza place claiming "The best pizza in NYC!" thinks they're stating an objective fact? No, they're stating their commitment to acting as if that's their role. It's a commitment to excellence and striving.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Yeaaahhh, about that.

First of all that's not how language works. If you say A but then when called out on it say "well actually I meant b to be like a" then you're just lying

Then, that intent kind of becomes questionable too when your pizza parlor is rat infested and your pizzas are covered in mold. The US has great things, like all countries, but all takeb together I consider it a third world nation that ban barely get by.

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[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 0 points 3 months ago

When Dementia DonOLD was elected. I went from being proud to being embarrassed.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Internet made everything one big shitstorm.

[–] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

All countries need patriotism, a little bit of 'we're better than everyone else/ the competition!' Is good for morale boosting and fostering nationalistic pride especially if your country isn't doing too hot socioeconomically. You don't have families of soldiers willing to send themselves and their children to fight wars if they didn't truly believe on some level america is #1. Id like to think its the same with most countries, nationalism is a powerful tool of propaganda.

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Some pride in your country is definitely good, but its equally important (if not more) to notice things that could be improved and examples of other places that do things differently.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I think you've both missed the point of this post, and are drunk on the kool aid

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

yes what would commoners do without empty sophistry to get them through the day

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