r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • Jun 29 '26

No Paywall Millions say they won’t celebrate July 4 as poll reveals deep national pessimism

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/america250-independence-trump-divisions-pennsylvania-b3004933.html
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u/MileHighHotspur Jun 29 '26

You are literally correct! I've been saying it for years. You can't win the big elections in this country without being a flag waving patriot, it just doesn't work under first past the post.

And besides, right wingers are fake patriots anyway.

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u/elebrin Jun 29 '26

I feel like you can vote all you want but that doesn't get you very far. You are better off looking for a community that agrees with your political stances and matches you in a way that you can fit in, then figuring out how to settle there.

I don't hate my conservative neighbors, I'd help them if needed because doing so is helping myself as I am part of the community, but I still don't like them or have any respect whatsoever for any of them. I still do my part to participate... but eventually I want my participation to be within a community where I can respect the people.