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10. I agree:

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:01 PM

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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.

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

DURec leftstreet Yesterday #1

The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron Yesterday #2

Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove Yesterday #29

Golly Dave Id Yesterday #48

I've always thought so The Blue Flower Yesterday #3

The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor Yesterday #19

Exactly my reaction relayerbob Yesterday #22

yes, GWB ingrained this jingoism with "Dept of Homeland Security". Welcome to Bari Weiss's CBS. thesquanderer 10 hrs ago #79

Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly Yesterday #4

Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL Yesterday #5

Its from the 1660s The Revolution Yesterday #53

And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill Yesterday #56

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

Fatherland! usonian Yesterday #7

Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver Yesterday #8

They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II Yesterday #9

Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver Yesterday #12

I agree: PCIntern Yesterday #10

Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV Yesterday #11

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

Hear! Hear! EarthFirst Yesterday #14

I hated that Nazi phrasing from its start IbogaProject Yesterday #15

How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden Yesterday #16

How about Motherland? BattleRow Yesterday #39

Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #41

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

Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #65

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

Too Russian. AZ8theist Yesterday #43

England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 Yesterday #49

Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden Yesterday #59

Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn Yesterday #17

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Yesterday #18

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

That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo Yesterday #47

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

See post 32. niyad Yesterday #34

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

So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad Yesterday #61

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

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

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

I agree rhiannon55 Yesterday #68

When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal Yesterday #25

Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing Yesterday #26

Mainland is a better term. Kablooie Yesterday #27

That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden Yesterday #62

News radio in the car. BidenRocks Yesterday #28

Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman Yesterday #30

Thank you for this great post Scubamatt Yesterday #31

That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB Yesterday #32

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Yesterday #40

Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad Yesterday #33

ding. this. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #35

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

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

K & R SunSeeker Yesterday #38

I agree NHvet Yesterday #42

I agree! Americanme Yesterday #44

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

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

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

Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill Yesterday #54

Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan Yesterday #55

I agree 100% spanone Yesterday #57

If my memory serves me well The Wizard Yesterday #58

Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 Yesterday #60

Amen! Marvin Jones Yesterday #64

You're right Renew Deal Yesterday #67

I learned something new today! ShazzieB Yesterday #69

Code word for their fellow B.See Yesterday #70

I also agree Ialwaysvote 23 hrs ago #71

The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 23 hrs ago #72

Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 23 hrs ago #73

I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 18 hrs ago #74

Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 18 hrs ago #75

The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 16 hrs ago #76

It irritates me that our representatives don't strategically weaponize language like Republicans. live love laugh 14 hrs ago #77

We haven't been the United States since fox goptv got their FCC license & billionaires were allowed to bribe politicians yaesu 14 hrs ago #78

Agreed. I've hated the term since Dubya first started using it. Orrex 9 hrs ago #80