anyways (I say this as someone who is deeply critical of the united states government, military, unchecked capitalism, police, etc) I am SICK of people treating america as if it has no cultural value or positives soโฆ.. I love u 85 million acres (bigger than italy) of national parks. I love u harlem renaissance. I love u groundhogs day. I love u sweet tea and fried chicken and jambalaya. I love u apple cider donuts and maizes on crisp autumn days. I love u 95k miles of coastlines and new england fisherman and hand knitted sweaters. I love u halloween where millions of people dress up and give candy to strangers and carve jack oโlanterns. I love u small talk and small towns and potlucks and bringing over casseroles to your struggling neighbors. I love u cowboys and ranch hands and arizonian cactus. I love u appalachian trail and dirtbikes and divebars. I love u sparklers and fireflies. I love u mark twain and toni morrison and emily dickinson and henry david thoreau. I love u rock n roll i love u bluegrass and hippies i love u jimi hendrix and nirvana and CCR and janis joplin. I love u victorian houses and jonny appleseed and john henry and mothman and bigfoot. I love u foggy days in the pacific northwest and neon signs and roadside attractions. I love u baseball and 1950s diners and soft serve. I love u native american art and pop art and poptarts. I love u blue jeans and barbecues and jazz musiciansย
I would genuinely love to hear what a resident of china or russia loves about their home bc Iโm not a fucking bigot and I know a government doesnโt define a culture but thanks for ur exposing yourself babe xoxo
[Image ID: Tumblr reply from againstPollution reading: now imagine the reaction to someone posting shit like this about russia or china for a second ;3 americans rly think theyre poor little meow meow ls beecause some people online told them to stfu /End ID]
Not to mention the inherent racism of denying American culture too. Like, BIPOC have contributed immensely to our culture (especially Black folks)
