These Shouldn't Be Deemed Inappropriate To Talk About - Tumblr Posts
These here, are the kinds of conversations we should be having, since it shouldn't be taboo to talk about both the things we like & dislike about our lands along with the things we like about others. It's not needfully in poor taste to talk about the pros & cons about a land we're living in or have stayed in & they're not needfully mutually exclusive. The good, bad & ugly lists aren't an awful frame of reference with which to use, especially in the context of ways to address cultural shortcomings from within the systems such as to adapt as needed, as opposed to outside factors such as those imposed upon the subject. We shouldn't shy away from such questions should they be asked, from within or otherwise.
As someone from Mongolia, I am very proud of Chinggis Khaan (many others know him as Genghis Khan) & his legacy alongside many others of my country & of my western neighbours of Central Asia, but me & many others especially of the younger generations have come to look at & consider the costs at which they came. The same would apply to the improvements left by the previous system despite nostalgia for said times.
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 so….. 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 o’lanterns. 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 musicians