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67. You're right

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 04:50 PM

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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.

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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 23 hrs ago #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 5 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 22 hrs ago #53

And, sadly, it stuck Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #45

Собачий свисток Jilly_in_VA 21 hrs ago #65

And Trump said he wasn't going to learn that damn Spanish language! BattleRow 21 hrs ago #66

Too Russian. AZ8theist Yesterday #43

England is the Motherland nt meow2u3 23 hrs ago #49

Mothers would not behave like these... Martin Eden 22 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #51

So fighting psychological manipulation and propaganda is "making niyad 22 hrs ago #61

Your words. Never considered this word anything other than what it IS. Callie1979 22 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #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 23 hrs ago #44

"Homeland Security" has been a masturbatory term for American Nazis since day one. Iggo 23 hrs ago #46

the word "homeland" has much too much garbage attached to it to make it a descriptor of the United States. patphil 23 hrs ago #50

I've felt this way since they started using it. Sickens me. Raftergirl 23 hrs ago #52

Yup, too 'Nazi like' for me. Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #54

Next Step Is Calling It the Fatherland. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #55

I agree 100% spanone 22 hrs ago #57

If my memory serves me well The Wizard 22 hrs ago #58

Well said 4bonhoffer. flashman13 22 hrs ago #60

Amen! Marvin Jones 22 hrs ago #64

You're right Renew Deal 21 hrs ago #67

I learned something new today! ShazzieB 19 hrs ago #69

Code word for their fellow B.See 19 hrs ago #70

I also agree Ialwaysvote 19 hrs ago #71

The Un-united States of America (hopefully, a soon to be resolved) damifino10 18 hrs ago #72

Current criteria for primarying Dems? MorbidButterflyTat 18 hrs ago #73

I agree, never liked the word homeland, it Nazism MacKasey 13 hrs ago #74

Kick and rec.Pure propaganda. 58Sunliner 13 hrs ago #75

The word "national" used to work just fine! colorado_ufo 12 hrs ago #76

It irritates me that our representatives don't strategically weaponize language like Republicans. live love laugh 9 hrs ago #77

We haven't been the United States since fox goptv got their FCC license & billionaires were allowed to bribe politicians yaesu 9 hrs ago #78

Agreed. I've hated the term since Dubya first started using it. Orrex 4 hrs ago #80