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ybbor

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19. The first time he used it, I was like...
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 12:25 PM
15 hrs ago

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.

DURec leftstreet 16 hrs ago #1
The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron 16 hrs ago #2
Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove 14 hrs ago #29
Golly Dave Id 13 hrs ago #48
I've always thought so The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #3
The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor 15 hrs ago #19
Exactly my reaction relayerbob 15 hrs ago #22
Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly 16 hrs ago #4
Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL 16 hrs ago #5
Its from the 1660s The Revolution 12 hrs ago #53
And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #56
"Die Heimat," German for The Homeland, is now the name of Germany's far-right neo-Nazi political party Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #6
Fatherland! usonian 16 hrs ago #7
Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver 16 hrs ago #8
They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II 15 hrs ago #9
Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver 15 hrs ago #12
I agree: PCIntern 15 hrs ago #10
Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV 15 hrs ago #11
100% CONCUR. But Hey---Dubya IS The Grandson Of Pro-Nazi Prescott. ColoringFool 15 hrs ago #13
Hear! Hear! EarthFirst 15 hrs ago #14
I hated that Nazi phrasing from its start IbogaProject 15 hrs ago #15
How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden 15 hrs ago #16
How about Motherland? BattleRow 14 hrs ago #39
Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus 14 hrs ago #41
For a guy who nods off in meetings,amazing he still "woke". BattleRow 13 hrs ago #45
Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #65
And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow 11 hrs ago #66
Too Russian. AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #43
England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 13 hrs ago #49
Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #59
Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn 15 hrs ago #17
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 15 hrs ago #18
I also destest the use of ' the Heartland' to describe the rural Midwest. Even more when those living there are called Celerity 15 hrs ago #20
That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo 13 hrs ago #47
There's nothing wrong with the term as they used it. "Fatherland" would be different Callie1979 15 hrs ago #21
See post 32. niyad 14 hrs ago #34
Still much ado about nothing. Many words weren't used 25yrs ago. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #51
So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad 12 hrs ago #61
Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 12 hrs ago #63
German "fatherland" and Russia's "motherland"... both make me cringe...as "homeland" does. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #23
Actually, the only time I don't mind the word "homeland" is in the closing lyric of Edelweiss. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #24
I agree rhiannon55 10 hrs ago #68
When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal 14 hrs ago #25
Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #26
Mainland is a better term. Kablooie 14 hrs ago #27
That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #62
News radio in the car. BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #28
Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman 14 hrs ago #30
Thank you for this great post Scubamatt 14 hrs ago #31
That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB 14 hrs ago #32
Exactly. nt SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #40
Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad 14 hrs ago #33
ding. this. AllaN01Bear 14 hrs ago #35
Absolutely nailed it! You connected it/us to its insidious nature. N/T slumcamper 14 hrs ago #36
I agree with your sentiment and have thought that since 9/11. llmart 14 hrs ago #37
K & R SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #38
I agree NHvet 14 hrs ago #42
I agree! Americanme 13 hrs ago #44
"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo 13 hrs ago #46
the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil 13 hrs ago #50
I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl 13 hrs ago #52
Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill 12 hrs ago #54
Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan 12 hrs ago #55
I agree 100% spanone 12 hrs ago #57
If my memory serves me well The Wizard 12 hrs ago #58
Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 12 hrs ago #60
Amen! Marvin Jones 12 hrs ago #64
You're right Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #67
I learned something new today! ShazzieB 9 hrs ago #69
Code word for their fellow B.See 9 hrs ago #70
I also agree Ialwaysvote 9 hrs ago #71
The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 8 hrs ago #72
Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 8 hrs ago #73
I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 3 hrs ago #74
Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 3 hrs ago #75
The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 2 hrs ago #76
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