This phony patriotism Trump pulls about makes me vomit

[D_Master81]

I never thought that singing the national anthem or reciting the pledge of allegiance would turn into a negative connotation for me, but w/ all this phony patriotism 45 keeps pulling, just watching some of the video from the "celebrate America" rally at the WH yesterday just about made me physically ill. I guess if I thought he meant it and wasn't just doing it b/c it plays well to his base I'd be less repulsed. But all this standing tall, shoulders back, nose in the air w/ his hand on his heart while we sing the national anthem, it all just comes across as fake BS. Made worse by the fact if you too don't stand w/ your hand on your heart pledging allegiance to old glory like you're in elementary school you're somehow not a patriotic American.

Same old BS from the GOP as 15 yrs ago. Tax cuts for the wealthy why telling us you weren't supporting the troops if you didn't support the war. Has anyone else started to feel this way as well?

[cyclonefence]

1. If you talk all the time about the great sex you're having

you're not having much sex. Or, as Emerson put it: "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster I counted the spoons."

[smirkymonkey]

2. I know. It's sickening, isn't it?

What is even more sickening is that so many people fall for it hook, line and sinker. The republicans know how to play up this patriotism bullshit to suit their goals. None of them are sincere. They are all playing to their base, especially Trump.

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3. Exactly. It's so phony, and he never knows the words to the anthem or the other songs...

plus there was a report today that he's on the phone with Putin everyday.

Putin is plotting world domination and IMO is using trump to get there.

Reminds me of the Mercedes/Chrysler merger "of equals" of a few years back—turns out Chrysler found out who the real boss was in that operation. And it wasn't Chrysler.

Our country is being led down the garden path by a cunning manipulator and trump is his unwitting dupe.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Agreed. nt

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

5. The words....he lacks.

And he doesn't even know the words but claims "military service" in a school for rich kids w attitude problems.