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Perspectives on American Patriotism Part 2


Perspectives on American Patriotism Part 2

 

For our first ever blog-post we decided to tackle the topic of Patriotism, especially among the American leftists, the background within the article is American however the theme also applies generally. Two members of our syndicate wanted to make their thoughts known about this topic as such we are publishing two blogposts from each author. Enjoy part 2 below:

 

Be Patriots, A letter to the American Left 



Be Patriots.

This is it, be patriotic.


How many American white leftists say things like "Americans have no culture", "we are settlers and should be deported", "this isn't our land".


All this is just awful, straight up terrible. It smells of elitism, and isn't appealing to the people.


What do you think your average American thinks when they hear you say awful things about your homeland, about the community you were raised in, about a country that they identify with and are a part of on a personal level? Do you think they are running with open arms to join you shouting 'Death to America' at the top of their lungs? Well, given how there are no genuine socialist parties with any popular support, this is clearly not the case.

American left was taken over by self-aggrandising liberals too interested in portraying themselves as evil oppressors rather than winning popular support among their American countrymen.

They will call working class Trump supporters, "Ignorant bafoons" and create safe-spaces with likeminded, intolerable snobs. This can't do!

Winning is hard, it isn't easy, it is easy to lose, after all, you can lose if you exert minimal effort, but you seldom win without trying. Our task is an incredibly difficult one, we are to replace the capitalist system of unfettered individualism and exploitation with a collectivist one based on mutual aid and the power of the people over their oppressors!

This isn't easy, this requires appealing to the masses as they are, not as you wish they were, because revolution won't come by itself. It needs organising and hard-work, it needs acceptance of things as they are and self-sacrifice, forfeiting your own health, even your life if needs be, just for the cause. Just to take a single step forward.

 Face it, people love their country and you should too.

Would it not be more appealing to live in a closely knit community where everyone helps each other, where you feel safe among others, and where nobody is a stranger to you, where you work together to solve problems and challenge capitalism as a threat to the collective spirit of such a community based on mutual aid, wouldn't it be also wonderful if such a community took on a national spirit? With great geographical coverage of people and where together you work to create a system made by the people, run for the people, effectively being a system which represents the people?

This can be done only via collectivism and a clear cut rejection of individualism. Of forming communities and not being an elitist, of appealing to masses and not trying to control and reform them.


So think about this, the next time you talk to Trump supporters, remember this important lesson: They are your fellow countrymen, they love this land, the reason they go for Trump is because they feel represented somewhat by him, you should also show them that you love this land and you feel the same sentiment, the same sentiment which lies dormant in the hearts and souls of all Americans, blacks, whites, latino etc.

Trump is not a sign of fascism, it is a sign of desperation, you think Trump supporters truly feel represented by the racist idiot that is Trump, of course not, they feel as deeply ashamed as anyone else, but where else do they have to turn? There's no other option, you have to make one for them, win their minds and their hearts, this is the job of you, the American left!

So study the conditions as they are, don't shy away from practical proposals and above all, do not resort to liberal snobiness!

This might not be the greatest country on earth, but it's your country, and this is why it's great.

 
Bradley Gabriel -

 


 

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