Proud of America

“I’m not proud of America. There isn’t much to be proud of,” said Matt Walsh in his most recent show. How is this different from AOC and the rest of the wokesters?

Well, it’s not. He’s upset that there are too many trans surgeries and they that there’s not enough. And for that unpleasant but tiny blip they condemn the whole country. Anti-Americanism is in vogue, and that’s sad.

I witnessed a conversation between two colleagues last week. One is from Cameroon and another from Buffalo. The American colleague was trying to wrangle from the immigrant colleague an admission that he’s disappointed in America, that it’s a bad country, and that he’s unhappy to be here. The Cameroonian was clearly confused. He loves it here. He tried explaining what things are like back home but the American wasn’t having any of it. There are flaws! Imperfections! You must be sorry you even came!

People have lost all perspective. They’re living charmed lives but they are nitpicking everything into oblivion.

I’m very proud of this country and its people. Even in comparison with Canadians, whom I love, Americans are stronger, better, more curious about the world, more confident in demanding their rights and getting them. But you tell them this and they react like a person with amputated legs would react to hearing praise of his running skills.

6 thoughts on “Proud of America

  1. I have gone off M Walsh when I heard him rage (very disparagingly) against “fat women”, I thought conservatives were supposed to be for individual choice/freedom and personal responsibility. That and the dyed hair, so loved by Americans. It does not make them look “younger”, just creepier.

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    1. There is a whole “fat activism” movement which deserves the disparagement. However, individual fat people have very little to do with it.

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    2. “Choice” is a neoliberal code word. It conquered the Right first, but then the Left discovered it and are effectively cudgeling the Right with it. There’s nothing to be gained in that direction, so I suggest we walk away from it altogether.

      Another one in the same family is “consent”.

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  2. “isn’t much to be proud of,” said Matt Walsh”

    He’s not a political thinker, he’s about religion and doesn’t understand that everybody else in the world is not him and doesn’t have his precise set of needs and/or preferences (plus… he’s just not that smart… he’s usually prepped and when he isn’t he can’t really think on his feet).

    Just making ‘what is a woman’ was a good idea though it doesnt really hit as hard as it should.

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      1. Oh yes, he did. He’s in love with Tucker. Repeats his turns of phrase, like “these are not serious people”. But unlike Tucker, he’s clearly bored with the issue. There are no genitals involved, so he can’t care much. 🙂

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