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DURec leftstreet Yesterday #1
The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron Yesterday #2
Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove Yesterday #29
Golly Dave Id Yesterday #48
I've always thought so The Blue Flower Yesterday #3
The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor Yesterday #19
Exactly my reaction relayerbob Yesterday #22
yes, GWB ingrained this jingoism with "Dept of Homeland Security". Welcome to Bari Weiss's CBS. thesquanderer 7 hrs ago #79
Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly Yesterday #4
Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL Yesterday #5
Its from the 1660s The Revolution Yesterday #53
And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill Yesterday #56
"Die Heimat," German for The Homeland, is now the name of Germany's far-right neo-Nazi political party Ocelot II Yesterday #6
Fatherland! usonian Yesterday #7
Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver Yesterday #8
They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II Yesterday #9
Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver Yesterday #12
I agree: PCIntern Yesterday #10
Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV Yesterday #11
100% CONCUR. But Hey---Dubya IS The Grandson Of Pro-Nazi Prescott. ColoringFool Yesterday #13
Hear! Hear! EarthFirst Yesterday #14
I hated that Nazi phrasing from its start IbogaProject Yesterday #15
How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden Yesterday #16
How about Motherland? BattleRow Yesterday #39
Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #41
For a guy who nods off in meetings,amazing he still "woke". BattleRow Yesterday #45
Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA 23 hrs ago #65
And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow 23 hrs ago #66
Too Russian. AZ8theist Yesterday #43
England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 Yesterday #49
Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden Yesterday #59
Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn Yesterday #17
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Yesterday #18
I also destest the use of ' the Heartland' to describe the rural Midwest. Even more when those living there are called Celerity Yesterday #20
That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo Yesterday #47
There's nothing wrong with the term as they used it. "Fatherland" would be different Callie1979 Yesterday #21
See post 32. niyad Yesterday #34
Still much ado about nothing. Many words weren't used 25yrs ago. Callie1979 Yesterday #51
So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad Yesterday #61
Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 Yesterday #63
German "fatherland" and Russia's "motherland"... both make me cringe...as "homeland" does. QueerDuck Yesterday #23
Actually, the only time I don't mind the word "homeland" is in the closing lyric of Edelweiss. QueerDuck Yesterday #24
I agree rhiannon55 22 hrs ago #68
When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal Yesterday #25
Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing Yesterday #26
Mainland is a better term. Kablooie Yesterday #27
That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden Yesterday #62
News radio in the car. BidenRocks Yesterday #28
Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman Yesterday #30
Thank you for this great post Scubamatt Yesterday #31
That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB Yesterday #32
Exactly. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #40
Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad Yesterday #33
ding. this. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #35
Absolutely nailed it! You connected it/us to its insidious nature. N/T slumcamper Yesterday #36
I agree with your sentiment and have thought that since 9/11. llmart Yesterday #37
K & R SunSeeker Yesterday #38
I agree NHvet Yesterday #42
I agree! Americanme Yesterday #44
"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo Yesterday #46
the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil Yesterday #50
I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl Yesterday #52
Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill Yesterday #54
Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan Yesterday #55
I agree 100% spanone Yesterday #57
If my memory serves me well The Wizard Yesterday #58
Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 Yesterday #60
Amen! Marvin Jones Yesterday #64
You're right Renew Deal 22 hrs ago #67
I learned something new today! ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #69
Code word for their fellow B.See 21 hrs ago #70
I also agree Ialwaysvote 21 hrs ago #71
The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 20 hrs ago #72
Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 20 hrs ago #73
I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 15 hrs ago #74
Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 15 hrs ago #75
The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 14 hrs ago #76
It irritates me that our representatives don't strategically weaponize language like Republicans. live love laugh 11 hrs ago #77
We haven't been the United States since fox goptv got their FCC license & billionaires were allowed to bribe politicians yaesu 11 hrs ago #78
Agreed. I've hated the term since Dubya first started using it. Orrex 6 hrs ago #80
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