all this time I thought this was Native Americans' homeland. Silly me. Most us, our families immigrated here from Europe and other parts of the globe.

The first time I heard it was from W while rationalizing attacking a country that had nothing to do with the attack on 9/11. It was vomit-inducing even then.

That’s nazi shit right there. I’ve never liked it. The homeland this is to are the indigenous people, the First Nations. I have always preferred the Canadian term. Dems should never use that term. When we get power back we should dismantle the DHS, and put FEMA, et al, back to their original positions.

And hasn't for some time.

Interestingly, I'm pretty sure it goes back to the early Zionist movements in the 19th century. Hitler and company borrowed the phrase from Jews!

And is derived ultimately from Old English.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/homeland?utm_source=app

previously known as the NPD (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands). The connotation of the German word was originally a love for or attachment to your native land without overtones of nationalism, but during WWII the Nazis attached it to a nefarious, nationalistic belief system that called for the persecution, and eventually extermination, of all those who posed a threat to the ‘purity’ of Germany’s ethnic identity. This is why the use of the English word "homeland" always had a Third Reich vibe, now made even clearer since the German NPD renamed itself.

In English the German anthem is called “The Watch on the Rhine” and a repeated phrase is “The fatherland must be peaceful”.

But I agree it is the same sort of jingoistic thing as "homeland." It's just one of many gifts George W. Bush gave Bin Laden and Islamism in general.

Would the citizens of the country be more united if many weren't using the word "homeland" to try to force some holier-than thou patriotism? I think so. It's similar to folks who believe themselves to be on the left using the word "unhoused" instead of "homeless." The word choices project vanity and create divisiveness. Language is important.

Germany's neo-Nazi party, formerly the NDP, recently re-named itself Die Heimat as a tribute to the word's previous Nazi connotation. QED.

I learned something. I like the QED ending your post. Big fan of proofs.

It’s reminiscent of fascistic militaristic films and tv. We never ever referred to ourselves this way until I believe, after 9/11. I could be wrong but it was the first time I noticed its use.

Homeland = Nazi Germany, not that I would suspect republicans to make that connection at all.

Enough with re-branding jingoist propaganda as something that defines our nation as a whole..none of this defines the majority of us!

I’m with you!

The Nazi element really pissed me off.

Seems more appropriate with the fascists in control of our government.

Too woke?

Not too woke for Trump

How do you say dog whistle in Russian?

or, in English transliteration, "sobachiy svistok"

Russian is Greek to me!!

Russia is currently just as bad as Nazi Germany was back 100 years ago.

Muthuh-fuhkkkuhs

I've echoed the sentiments above since Dubya started throwing that around. We're actually a very large, very diverse country with several "homelands" if someone wants to call them that. Still sounds creepy.

'The real Americans'.

Of course now it’s a trumpet blast.

Because the nazis are in charge now.

If you're an American the untied states IS your "homeland"
This is making a problem out of nothing.

We have much bigger fish to fry than making mountains out of molehills.
OUR Democrats using the term removes any supposed "hidden meaning" desired by the Right wingers anyway.

mountains out of molehills"? Got it.

And I've never heard any concern from any friends
And again, taking the term away from the GOP weakens whatever "manipulation" they were attempting. I can see it now; someone writes a story decrying the use of "homeland". It'll be a hard hitting GOP ad within a WEEK. Stop taking their bait!

Should the Dept of Homeland Security have been called the Dept of United States Security? It passed with most Democrats voting for it.

I think we should spend our energy on finding out why people who voted for Biden in 2020, voted for trump in 2024; THOSE are the people who took away a Pres Harris term. And those reasons are what need to be dealt with NOW before the Nov elections. And it seems like with every week that goes by we're going to make the same mistakes we did in '24 & it's terrifying.

That song is beautiful!

this is so Russian.
But Nazi works just as well.

It’s Nazi neutral.

We've had the NSA (National Security Agency) since 1952. DHS was an overblown reaction to 9/11.

Get rid of DHS, and coordinate the necessary functions in a modernized efficient DHS.

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The guy is going on and then he not quoting, but brings the 'Motherland' into the news report.

I yelled my typical "Bullshit!" at the radio.

An illegitimate war being led by media cheerleaders.

KNX News radio is owned by See BS. I feel the slant right.
Also, any fire victims who wish to bash our Dems in Ca. gets more airtime. (LA)

I called them on it last year!

Words and names DO matter; that's why propoganda-ists carefully craft names, and why Trump uses demeaning nicknames. You are not alone in your reaction. After 9/11, when they created the DHS, I ad the same reaction - this is Nazi sounding propaganda. But very few objected then, and now the country has been acculturated to that very troubling term. It makes it much easier to demonize political opposition when they are characterized as attacking "the Homeland."

You won't find it in any presidential speech before Heckavajob Bushie. Not Reagan, not Kennedy, not FDR, not TR, not Lincoln, not Washington.

It is a right-wing, white supremacist term inserted into our national language during a time of high anxiety and feeling of threat, just as in the 1950s, inserting "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance and making "In God We Trust" the official motto, elevating it to the far more historically-grounded (and secular) "E Pluribus Unum" as a talisman to ward off the forced-atheism Soviets.

I really can't stand it when our leaders adopt the terminology of the Right. They think they're being reasonable, but have blinded themselves to how it demoralizes people and contributes to support spalling off on our left flank.

However, maybe you should send your rant to Mark Warner's email address. He may not know that a great number of us Democrats object to it and why. Sometimes even Democrats are out of touch with everyday Democrats.

The word is like vomiting my mouth. This country isn't anyone's homeland other than the indigenous peoples.

"Homeland" has always made me think of nazis. The Homelander character on "The Boys" acts like a nazi. CPAC designed their stage like a nazi rune in 2021. Bovino dressed like a nazi. Many of their idiots have made nazi salutes in public. Too much nazi for me. I will not refer to America as the homeland.

And it was always obvious that’s what it was intended to be. Again, from day one.

We are Americans, and we represent people from virtually every nation, religion, and ethnic group in the world.
In that respect, "homeland" is more properly a reference to the planet itself.

The only group that can accurately use that term in reference to the United States is the Native Americans, and even then it would go well beyond our national boundaries.

FUCK THAT SHIT.

Germans call it the Father Land.
The Russians call it Mother Russia.

It is overdue--https://marvindjones.blogspot.com/2005/02/words.html

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.

For some reason, I never made the connection between the word Homeland and Nazi Germany until now. The term I've always associated with Nazi Germany is Fatherland (Vaterland in German).

However, I just did some googling and got a a plethora of hits confirming this association, including this: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/nazi-propaganda-trump-white-house-dhs-kristi-noem-social-media/

So yeah, count me with those who would like the U.S. to stop using this term!

fascists, nationalists, and supremacists. For whom the message is loud and clear.

Have you ever noticed that a large part of Congress never makes the Sunday platform. I believe they are afraid if they did so they would bare their hidden agendas to their constituents. Silence is golden. Damn gutless cowards is what they are+aiding & abetting a felon in continuous crimes. They think their silence shields them from their being guilty of their involvement.
I remember some of Hitler's cult believing in much the same way.
Perhaps they will be hunted down in much the same manner as all those nasty nazi bastards

Use the word "homeland," off you go!

During world war II wasn't the word used Homefront