I don't understand; why do people defend things such as the confederate flag

[Rev. Rye]

Okay, firstly, stop hatin on Garth.  He does Garth.  However.  Try trampled by turtles for current "country" music?

I'd pick either Eric Church





or Parker Millsap





or Sturgill Simpson




(And, honestly, if we were going to stick to albums that actually got nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys, I'd say Sailor's Guide to Earth deserved the title better than either Adele or Beyonce's new albums)

[The Grand Nudger]

Austin city limits always seems to have good shit.

[Crunchy]

I don't see why violence is an American thing... we are one of the younger countries. Plenty of countries fought first then asked questions after.

I certainly don't think Americans invented violence, but you sure love the phrase "war on..."
Also, your murder rate is way higher than any other first world nation, so there is that.

[Catholic_Lady]

Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

[Rev. Rye]

Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

Or because we're the result of generations of the outcasts of every other country rutting, latching on to religious fundamentalism, and enshrining the ability to use lethal weapons as a basic human right.

[The Grand Nudger]

I don't see why violence is an American thing... we are one of the younger countries. Plenty of countries fought first then asked questions after.

I certainly don't think Americans invented violence, but you sure love the phrase "war on..."
Also, your murder rate is way higher than any other first world nation, so there is that.

We particularly enjoy using the phrase when the thing being referred to is absolutely not a war..and, conversely, we like to call wars anything but "war"...so, I can understand the confusion.

OFC it;s higher.  USA#1....at everything, somehow...slackers.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

You sound like the Y-donor. I got his hood when he died.

[Amarok]

I'm guessing there weren't a lot of slave owners in the ranks of the confederate army.  For the rank and file in most military throughout history, they're all in the same boat.

Only one in 10 Southerners owned more than 10 slaves. Most of the remaining 90% didn't own any.

I already addressed this in an earlier post please stop assuming my posts are made isolation

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Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

Or because we're the result of generations of the outcasts of every other country rutting, latching on to religious fundamentalism, and enshrining the ability to use lethal weapons as a basic human right.

This most definitely this

[Catholic_Lady]

Could be because we have a larger diversity of people.

Or because we're the result of generations of the outcasts of every other country rutting, latching on to religious fundamentalism, and enshrining the ability to use lethal weapons as a basic human right.

I'm pretty sure most murders here are not religiously motivated, but figured it was a matter of time before someone blamed religion in America for it.

[Rev. Rye]

Or because we're the result of generations of the outcasts of every other country rutting, latching on to religious fundamentalism, and enshrining the ability to use lethal weapons as a basic human right.

I'm pretty sure most murders here are not religiously motivated, but figured it was a matter of time before someone blamed religion in America for it.

Honestly, when I brought up religious fundamentalism, I chose it as possibly the clearest manifestation of a larger underlying problem: a sense that "I reject your reality and substitute my own" with an alarming vehemence and a strong desire to force that view on everyone else that it could seriously be taken for mental illness if the DSM didn't strictly proscribe diagnosing people with mental problems that were part and parcel of a larger culture.  I suppose Trump and the Stavrogins on the alt-right may be a bit clearer an example at this point, but I strongly suspect they might not have that long of a shelf life.