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[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The white Europeans who settled America and conquered the West “believed they were forging a nation—a homeland for themselves and their descendants,” he said. “They fought, they bled, they struggled, they died for us. They built this country for us. America, in all its glory, is their gift to us, handed down across the generations. It belongs to us. It’s our birthright, our heritage, our destiny. If America is everything and everyone, then it is nothing and no one at all. But we know that’s not true. America is not a ‘universal nation.’ ”

I dont think there is a lot to interpret here...

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Give me a full quote… all I’m saying. There’s not a single sentence.

Edit: my bad, I just realized your quote was the one full quote in the article that I’d missed. Lack of coffee. Still, a whole lot of editorializing around a bunch of partial quotes.

And again, fuck white nationalists.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I wish you weren't getting down voted for this. The free-mixing of partial quotes with editorial interpretation in the same sentence is egregiously misleading. Yes, this is a white nationalist dog whistle speech. Print it, then explain the rhetoric. Putting words in his mouth only invites rejection for bias, and, in this case, rejection is justified.

[–] iamanurd@midwest.social 1 points 4 hours ago

Haha, thanks friend. I didn’t type it for upvotes or downvotes though, I was just annoyed. I get that it’s unpopular. It’s a lot easier to just be angry. I prefer to be both angry and annoyed though. 😅