spidergvven:

benevolent-falcon:

rainandpathos:

hymnsofheresy:

hymnsofheresy:

american nationalism is its own religion.

• the constitution is comparable to the Bible. read as if it was written by God, and is oftentimes considered indisputable 
• the flag is an idol in which people literally pledge their allegiance to
• patriotic anthems = hymns
• the military itself is a treated like a priest class; the “laypeople” are expected to display the utmost respect for their pure existence.
• indoctrination of children
• displays of patriotism determines how “faithful” the individual is
• presence of nationalism at different events (such as sports games, festivals, schools etc…) eerily resembles a theocracy
• when someone chooses not to partake in a patriotic ritual, they are considered a heretic

SAY THIS AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion

the first point is so true across the board. ive had many liberals try to tell me this bullshit idea about how the constitution is an ideal that even the founding fathers couldnt live up to as an excuse for why they were all slave owning hypocrites and like nah the constitution is a document they wrote with specific intentions that included wanting to own slaves