NeOphelia
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As the distance between emotion and understanding has widened, into that void has rushed a version of patriotism that is louder, angrier, performative, and far less anchored to the very values that have guided the republic since its founding.
www.thebulwark.com/p/informed-p...
www.thebulwark.com/p/informed-p...
The Danger of Patriotism Detached From American Ideals
And how Ronald Reagan’s notion of ‘informed patriotism’ offers a path out of our political dysfunction.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
As the distance between emotion and understanding has widened, into that void has rushed a version of patriotism that is louder, angrier, performative, and far less anchored to the very values that have guided the republic since its founding.
www.thebulwark.com/p/informed-p...
www.thebulwark.com/p/informed-p...
Decades, centuries even, aren't going to change the fact that we KNOWINGLY ELECTED a treasonous, traitorous, murderous person man into our presidency. How could they EVER trust us again?
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Decades, centuries even, aren't going to change the fact that we KNOWINGLY ELECTED a treasonous, traitorous, murderous person man into our presidency. How could they EVER trust us again?
Noem is NOT the arbiter of what is "lawful and binding."
That's the judge's job. Stay in your lane, dog-killing Barbie!
That's the judge's job. Stay in your lane, dog-killing Barbie!
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Noem is NOT the arbiter of what is "lawful and binding."
That's the judge's job. Stay in your lane, dog-killing Barbie!
That's the judge's job. Stay in your lane, dog-killing Barbie!
Wonderful, quirky
artwork! Thank you for sharing these.
artwork! Thank you for sharing these.
November 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wonderful, quirky
artwork! Thank you for sharing these.
artwork! Thank you for sharing these.
Name one, Hassett! Just 1 state where gas averages below $2 a gallon.
November 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Name one, Hassett! Just 1 state where gas averages below $2 a gallon.
Not to mention the part of his brain that the worm ate. . .
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Not to mention the part of his brain that the worm ate. . .
What?? Midas destroyed everything he touched, too, by turning it to gold. He couldn't eat nor ever touch another human being without killing them as he did his daughter.
The lesson of Midas is that the lust for gold is destructive and leads to death.
The lesson of Midas is that the lust for gold is destructive and leads to death.
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What?? Midas destroyed everything he touched, too, by turning it to gold. He couldn't eat nor ever touch another human being without killing them as he did his daughter.
The lesson of Midas is that the lust for gold is destructive and leads to death.
The lesson of Midas is that the lust for gold is destructive and leads to death.
Oh, yay! So now we get two to look forward to dying of air pollution and slowly suffocating in the toxicity produced by industries
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh, yay! So now we get two to look forward to dying of air pollution and slowly suffocating in the toxicity produced by industries
Every person in this Trump administration is a piss-poor excuse for a human being.
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Every person in this Trump administration is a piss-poor excuse for a human being.
So our tax money is being used to pay foreign government for keeping immigrants in their countries. How is that even legal?
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
So our tax money is being used to pay foreign government for keeping immigrants in their countries. How is that even legal?
Leavitt is a big piece of racist shit, and so is her brother!!
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Leavitt is a big piece of racist shit, and so is her brother!!