[ben_w]

> or honestly the American flag

Huh, that’s kinda surprising. I’m not American, but always had the impression that Americans used the American flag like the British use CCTV cameras — putting them everywhere essentially decoratively, because everyone else does, even in situations where they don’t add anything.

(I absolutely understand the problem with the Confederate flag: that’s much weirder than say the English (i.e. not U.K.) flag, which itself seems to only be used in the two contexts of football and nationalism).

[whimsicalism]

Very much depends on the region. A lot of people, even people appreciative of our country, have come to view nationalism as part and parcel with American evangelical political leanings.