re: #19 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

It’s the same kind of reasoning of people who say “I’m a patriot, so I think everyone should speak English”. There’s nothing about the real, actual USA that means speaking English is a sign of patriotism or what have you, but their idea of America requires English.

Or people who think that the USA is a christian nation. It’s not true, and in fact is the opposite of what the USA is about, but to them, it’s real. They actually believe in that.

Their vision of patriotism requires conformity.