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THIS...IS...SPARTA!!!!!!!
I didn't read the article but have a general statement.
It's all about frame of reference. Such dynamics and hypocrisy go back to the beginning of time--centuries before America even existed.
A lot of things that are considered "patriotism" and "nationalism" by Americans are really just "terrorist" (or something else before terrorism was such an overused term) if viewed from a different lens.
The problem is that America is so used to being the HNIC (Head Nation In Charge) and imposing its power and influence (usually by force rather than charisma) on other nations. This is one reason why every instance of another nation imposing its power on America has gone down in history. Sept. 11 was horrific and still saddens and outrages me. But, I also can't say definitively that America has never done a version of that to another country REGARDLESS of the supposed reason behind doing it.
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