Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris

Re:Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris by ada1981 on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:30PM (#19668642)

We actually had elected officials chanting “USA! USA!” at the last State of the Union Address.

Very fine people on all sides of course.

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Re:Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris by fapjacks on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:49PM (#19668788)

My favorite part of the "USA! USA!" chant is how seriously non-Americans are about it. Every time I've started or participated in a "USA! USA!" chant it was only about 15% nationalism and 85% a joke. Part of its enchanting humor is how that seems lost on everybody else.

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Re:Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris by em500 on Monday April 15, 2019 @05:06PM (#19668926)

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."

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Re:Notre-Dame cathedral: Firefighters tackle blaze in Paris by ada1981 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @12:52AM (#19671221)

So part of why it’s “funny” is that it’s offensive to most people who don’t find it funny?

I must admit, you’re the first person I’ve ever heard refer to a USA chant as enchanting.

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