I feel like a loyal American being concerned about all this stuff. Whether you’re left or right is it even possible to get out of the bubble of patriotism? Most of us seem to have varying opinions on what it is to be an American.
If it’s treason to want to put into question certain axioms that seem to be leading to the country I live in being destroyed, then all I can do is shrug my shoulders and say “Sounds good.”
“Jokingly” threaten the covert agencies even though I know they exist in a state of exception, eh, what American wouldn’t do that? Have honest “talks” with Russians, Nazis, Jihadists, and psychonauts on an Englishman’s blog? Just seems American to me.
Half the country revolves their idea of Americanism around the 1965 Immigration Act. Why that of all things? Out of anything in the universe why is that the mark of patriotism to them? The unspeakable underlying political theology I’ve spoken much of probably. You could say I’m of the same spirit, I’ve simply changed the definition of “immigrant” to include certain hyperdemonized groups.
Technically, don’t spaceships exemplify Americanism? “On what grounds?!” The burden of proof is on you, the entire establishment has made immigration-concern the exemplification of Americanism, that’s what I’m asking you- On what grounds? All the news talks about it, and they’re supposed to be prestigious, so all the good, law-abiding citizens follow suit?
If you can think of immigration-concern as a myth it’s worth asking if it’s a good myth overall. Should it guide the nation? What would be a better myth?
If your immediate answer is “there is no better possible myth” are you sure you’ve thought it through or is that just a pre-reflective, instinctive response?