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67. You're right

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 04:50 PM

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and it seemed like the term really emerged after 9/11. I always thought it was Germanic and didn't understand why it was used. I'd love to stop hearing people use it. Maybe the next Democratic administration can correct it. Have DHS become DAS, which is also Germanic lol.

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STOP with the Homeland crap. We are the UNITED STATES ! [View all] 4bonhoffer 23 hrs ago OP

DURec leftstreet 23 hrs ago #1

The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron 23 hrs ago #2

Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove 21 hrs ago #29

Golly Dave Id 20 hrs ago #48

I've always thought so The Blue Flower 23 hrs ago #3

The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor 22 hrs ago #19

Exactly my reaction relayerbob 21 hrs ago #22

yes, GWB ingrained this jingoism with "Dept of Homeland Security". Welcome to Bari Weiss's CBS. thesquanderer 2 hrs ago #79

Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly 23 hrs ago #4

Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL 23 hrs ago #5

Its from the 1660s The Revolution 19 hrs ago #53

And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #56

"Die Heimat," German for The Homeland, is now the name of Germany's far-right neo-Nazi political party Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #6

Fatherland! usonian 23 hrs ago #7

Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver 22 hrs ago #8

They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II 22 hrs ago #9

Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver 22 hrs ago #12

I agree: PCIntern 22 hrs ago #10

Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV 22 hrs ago #11

100% CONCUR. But Hey---Dubya IS The Grandson Of Pro-Nazi Prescott. ColoringFool 22 hrs ago #13

Hear! Hear! EarthFirst 22 hrs ago #14

I hated that Nazi phrasing from its start IbogaProject 22 hrs ago #15

How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #16

How about Motherland? BattleRow 21 hrs ago #39

Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus 20 hrs ago #41

For a guy who nods off in meetings,amazing he still "woke". BattleRow 20 hrs ago #45

Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA 18 hrs ago #65

And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow 17 hrs ago #66

Too Russian. AZ8theist 20 hrs ago #43

England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 20 hrs ago #49

Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden 19 hrs ago #59

Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn 22 hrs ago #17

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 22 hrs ago #18

I also destest the use of ' the Heartland' to describe the rural Midwest. Even more when those living there are called Celerity 22 hrs ago #20

That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo 20 hrs ago #47

There's nothing wrong with the term as they used it. "Fatherland" would be different Callie1979 22 hrs ago #21

See post 32. niyad 21 hrs ago #34

Still much ado about nothing. Many words weren't used 25yrs ago. Callie1979 20 hrs ago #51

So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad 19 hrs ago #61

Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 19 hrs ago #63

German "fatherland" and Russia's "motherland"... both make me cringe...as "homeland" does. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #23

Actually, the only time I don't mind the word "homeland" is in the closing lyric of Edelweiss. QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #24

I agree rhiannon55 17 hrs ago #68

When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal 21 hrs ago #25

Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #26

Mainland is a better term. Kablooie 21 hrs ago #27

That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden 19 hrs ago #62

News radio in the car. BidenRocks 21 hrs ago #28

Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman 21 hrs ago #30

Thank you for this great post Scubamatt 21 hrs ago #31

That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB 21 hrs ago #32

Exactly. nt SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #40

Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad 21 hrs ago #33

ding. this. AllaN01Bear 21 hrs ago #35

Absolutely nailed it! You connected it/us to its insidious nature. N/T slumcamper 21 hrs ago #36

I agree with your sentiment and have thought that since 9/11. llmart 21 hrs ago #37

K & R SunSeeker 21 hrs ago #38

I agree NHvet 20 hrs ago #42

I agree! Americanme 20 hrs ago #44

"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo 20 hrs ago #46

the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil 20 hrs ago #50

I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl 19 hrs ago #52

Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #54

Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #55

I agree 100% spanone 19 hrs ago #57

If my memory serves me well The Wizard 19 hrs ago #58

Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 19 hrs ago #60

Amen! Marvin Jones 19 hrs ago #64

You're right Renew Deal 17 hrs ago #67

I learned something new today! ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #69

Code word for their fellow B.See 16 hrs ago #70

I also agree Ialwaysvote 15 hrs ago #71

The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 15 hrs ago #72

Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #73

I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 10 hrs ago #74

Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 10 hrs ago #75

The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 9 hrs ago #76

It irritates me that our representatives don't strategically weaponize language like Republicans. live love laugh 6 hrs ago #77

We haven't been the United States since fox goptv got their FCC license & billionaires were allowed to bribe politicians yaesu 6 hrs ago #78

Agreed. I've hated the term since Dubya first started using it. Orrex 1 hr ago #80