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Overall, 39% of U.S. adults say they are "extremely proud" to be American in the most recent poll.

Meanwhile, only 18% of those aged 18-34 said the same, compared to 40% of those aged 35-54 and 50% of those 55 and over.

18% is still too high. As Obama's pastor said, God damn America! Americans have very little to be proud of at this point.

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[–] LexiconDrexicon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My point was simply Germany is far more racist of a country than the US could ever hope to be. When 1/4 of Germans are ok with lynching black people in the streets, then I think one has to look inwards at their own personal gripes instead of demeaning others simply for being born black like myself.

And yes, 25% of Germans are far-right wing nationalists, this is not the same type of nationalism as here in America, this is real Nazism we're talking about, not the phony American kind

Also I suggest everyone read this article:

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/teachers-called-activities-german-school-leave-town-101624602

Please do not defend Nazis, the EU has a very serious Right-wing problem that's growing more and more each year and I would appreciate people addressing these issues instead of brushing them under the rug because that just tells me you're ok with it

"Many think AfD could emerge as the strongest party when Brandenburg and the fellow eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia hold elections next year. In Thuringia, the AfD candidate last month won the county administrator's post in Sonneberg, the first time since the Nazi era that a far-right party placed first at the county level."

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My point was simply Germany is far more racist of a country than the US could ever hope to be.

... and... nobody suggested otherwise?

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Hold on, are you replying to the wrong thread? Because then your replies would make sense.