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johnnyFive  ·  2565 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Comey: FBI is investigating Russian election interference, Trump ties

    I guess I'm just bothered by the shit my country gets.

As an American, I understand :) It can be frustrating, but honestly that's only true to the extent that you feel any emotional connection to your country. I've never really been good at the whole "loyalty to abstractions" thing. As a character from a book by one of my favorite sci-fi authors put it:

    The way I see it, anyone who's proud of their country is either a thug or just hasn't read enough history yet.