/wethepatriots/ - We The Patriots

I spent the formative years of my life watching the news from RVN. I was about 5 years old in '68 when the "Tet" offensive rolled out. 10ish in '73 when then last Americans pulled out.12 when Marine helicopters conducted Operation Frequent Wind - the final evacuation of American civilians and select RVNs from Saigon. On account of the commies rolling in. and then the Mayaguez incident. So these guys were my heroes, role models, the group I identified with from the time I was cognitive. I was obsessed with guerrilla war, insurgency - counterinsurgency, jungle warfare, survival, small unit tactics, booby traps, explosives, guns, gear, everything. That conflict shaped a lot of of things about America and certainly made me who I was then. but things are different now. Not better or worse, just different. It's all good and then we die.

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> Are you a patriot? What is a patriot?

That depends on what in particular we're patriotic to, now doesn't it? Are you patriotic to America, the corporate empire of the U.S.A., or a foreign country you emigrated from?

I mean, why is American nationalism defined by Americans fighting along side the elites in to found and defend their country so radical a contrast from American Imperialism defined by Americans fighting abroad while the elites remain able to sleep in the comfort of their homes and import foreigners to displace and compete against them within their country?