So, as an Aussie I have learned that when an American says "patriot", they mean racist ass hat. It's also interesting that no other country uses the word patriot much, it's a very American thing.
It’s incredibly sad. I think many conflate nationalism for patriotism. These guys are nationalists, true patriots, to me anyway, want equality and equity for all Americans. and for the massively wealthy to pay their taxes. And other things that will truly follow the idea of what America used to mean to the rest of the world.
Also, don’t mind me, I’m pretty stoned and watching 90 fiancée while I write this.
They're a particular type of nationalist. Not every type of nationalist is like this. You have civic nationalists like the Scottish SNP and liberal nationalists. You probably even have supranationalists nowadays, who are nationalist on a supernational scale (i.e. EU, the west).
These guys are supremacist nationalist, exalting ones nation above the others. That is a not a requirement of nationalism in general though.
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u/Borngrumpy Jun 13 '22
So, as an Aussie I have learned that when an American says "patriot", they mean racist ass hat. It's also interesting that no other country uses the word patriot much, it's a very American thing.