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

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Sun Mar 15, 2026, 01:03 PM

Mar 15

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

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STOP with the Homeland crap. We are the UNITED STATES ! [View all] 4bonhoffer Mar 15 OP

DURec leftstreet Mar 15 #1

The homeland for this country is actually England Blues Heron Mar 15 #2

Well, some of my relatives were already here. txwhitedove Mar 15 #29

Golly Dave Id Mar 15 #48

I've always thought so The Blue Flower Mar 15 #3

The first time he used it, I was like... ybbor Mar 15 #19

Exactly my reaction relayerbob Mar 15 #22

yes, GWB ingrained this jingoism with "Dept of Homeland Security". Welcome to Bari Weiss's CBS. thesquanderer Mar 16 #79

Doesn't seem very "united" luv2fly Mar 15 #4

Homeland even predated the Germans ITAL Mar 15 #5

Its from the 1660s The Revolution Mar 15 #53

And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill Mar 15 #56

"Die Heimat," German for The Homeland, is now the name of Germany's far-right neo-Nazi political party Ocelot II Mar 15 #6

Fatherland! usonian Mar 15 #7

Nazis used "fatherland," I thought gulliver Mar 15 #8

They used "die Heimat," the homeland, more frequently. Ocelot II Mar 15 #9

Interesting. It does seem they used both a lot. gulliver Mar 15 #12

I agree: PCIntern Mar 15 #10

Thank you I completely agree. AltairIV Mar 15 #11

100% CONCUR. But Hey---Dubya IS The Grandson Of Pro-Nazi Prescott. ColoringFool Mar 15 #13

Hear! Hear! EarthFirst Mar 15 #14

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

How about "The Fatherland" instead? Martin Eden Mar 15 #16

How about Motherland? BattleRow Mar 15 #39

Like "Mother Russia", maybe JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 15 #41

For a guy who nods off in meetings,amazing he still "woke". BattleRow Mar 15 #45

Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA Mar 15 #65

And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow Mar 15 #66

Too Russian. AZ8theist Mar 15 #43

England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 Mar 15 #49

Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden Mar 15 #59

Always sounded weird to me. Creepy even. paleotn Mar 15 #17

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Mar 15 #18

I also destest the use of ' the Heartland' to describe the rural Midwest. Even more when those living there are called Celerity Mar 15 #20

That was always White Supremacy dog whistle. Iggo Mar 15 #47

There's nothing wrong with the term as they used it. "Fatherland" would be different Callie1979 Mar 15 #21

See post 32. niyad Mar 15 #34

Still much ado about nothing. Many words weren't used 25yrs ago. Callie1979 Mar 15 #51

So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad Mar 15 #61

Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 Mar 15 #63

German "fatherland" and Russia's "motherland"... both make me cringe...as "homeland" does. QueerDuck Mar 15 #23

Actually, the only time I don't mind the word "homeland" is in the closing lyric of Edelweiss. QueerDuck Mar 15 #24

I agree rhiannon55 Mar 15 #68

When GW McIdiot created the Department of Homeland Security I thought ... aggiesal Mar 15 #25

Homeland WAS Nazi Germany Clouds Passing Mar 15 #26

Mainland is a better term. Kablooie Mar 15 #27

That would exclude Alaska and Hawaii Martin Eden Mar 15 #62

News radio in the car. BidenRocks Mar 15 #28

Like a wise man once said: Dave Bowman Mar 15 #30

Thank you for this great post Scubamatt Mar 15 #31

That term is not part of American political terminology prior to Bush JHB Mar 15 #32

Exactly. nt SunSeeker Mar 15 #40

Thank you. It bugs the hell out of me as well. niyad Mar 15 #33

ding. this. AllaN01Bear Mar 15 #35

Absolutely nailed it! You connected it/us to its insidious nature. N/T slumcamper Mar 15 #36

I agree with your sentiment and have thought that since 9/11. llmart Mar 15 #37

K & R SunSeeker Mar 15 #38

I agree NHvet Mar 15 #42

I agree! Americanme Mar 15 #44

"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo Mar 15 #46

the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil Mar 15 #50

I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl Mar 15 #52

Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill Mar 15 #54

Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan Mar 15 #55

I agree 100% spanone Mar 15 #57

If my memory serves me well The Wizard Mar 15 #58

Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 Mar 15 #60

Amen! Marvin Jones Mar 15 #64

You're right Renew Deal Mar 15 #67

I learned something new today! ShazzieB Mar 15 #69

Code word for their fellow B.See Mar 15 #70

I also agree Ialwaysvote Mar 15 #71

The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 Mar 15 #72

Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat Mar 15 #73

I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey Mar 16 #74

Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner Mar 16 #75

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

It irritates me that our representatives don't strategically weaponize language like Republicans. live love laugh Mar 16 #77

We haven't been the United States since fox goptv got their FCC license & billionaires were allowed to bribe politicians yaesu Mar 16 #78

Agreed. I've hated the term since Dubya first started using it. Orrex Mar 16 #80