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Originally Posted by batair
Oh another kind soul. Well the slogan has a history and its one of appeasement of the Nazi's at best and one of allegiance at worse.
The way you use it makes it and your questions and wonderings meaningless since everyone is American first, so...yeah...
I wasn't using it as a slogan though, please try and understand me. When I say 'Canada first' or 'America first' or 'Japan first' or 'Mexico first' it is not borrowing a slogan from Charles Lindberg or anyone else. It's a general sentiment, and that sentiment encompasses whatever you think is best for the country, with the caveat that you do what is best for the country FIRST. Those that fought in WWII, against Nazism, (including the black and native troops, which were segregated) were doing what they thought was best for their country, and I'm sure everyone from that time would agree with the sentiment. Ironically, Nazis believed also that they were doing what was best for Germany at the time.
Also, I didn't use the term America
N first either. The fact you instantly foam at the mouth at such an innocent comment is quite indicative of your pre-drawn conclusions and more indicative still of the contemporary tendency to tie neat little bows between things where no relation actually exists.
The trend for the better part of the last century has been to move away from nationalism towards globalism, and the sentiment 'America first' means mostly to get away from that trend because it has been a socio-political and economic disaster for millions of people. Millions of others affected by the same consequences of 'globalist policies first' believe in a socialistic framework ala Bernie Sanders and yet millions of others believe that electing a different face with the same status quo will help.
Everyone wants what is best for their family, friends, and country and you're no different in that regard from a Trump supporter, a Bernie supporter, a Stalinist or a neo-nazi. You can disagree with them all, but at least try and understand other peoples points of view because we are all coming from the same place.
The division that is kicked up whenever one side wins an election is despicable to me. We are all in this together, and we should attempt to work together rather than bicker and fight about every stupid little nuanced disagreement we might share.
Last edited by DoOrDoNot; 06-30-2017 at 04:26 PM.