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[–] blazera@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ill take pride in my country once it's a country worth being proud of. The mass shootings, the increasing sales of large trucks and SUV's and the resulting increase in pedestrian deaths, repeal of Roe v Wade, abandoned minimum wage, collective bargaining bans, rampant corporate landlords. We're so fuckin poised to be a renewable energy leader but we still have legalized bribery from fossil fuel companies. I have nothing but shame for where I was born.

i consider myself fortunate to be a citizen of a country where i can be a part of making a country worth being proud of. i might just be one person, but i've met plenty of people from other countries who don't have an option of having a say in how to make their country something to be proud of. i feel like americans or anyone for that matter only see things as they currently are instead of seeing their own personal impact on the potential at making it better.