Frankly I think the noble ideals bit (which plenty of ppl believe about the UK as well btw, despite all evidence to the contrary - magna carta, Edmund Burke, etc.; these aren't foundational ofc but ppl will bring them up for a British exceptionalism) is an overall destructive aspect which consistently prevents countries like the US and France from a sober look at their own realities. Fuck founding ideals to live up to, find value in your fellow humans and try to make life better for them without any of that flag waving bullshit imo.
My viewpoint might, to be fair, be influenced by coming from a country whose only reason for existing is "this Belgian mercenary dude got a county given to him by the king of Castille and decided he wanted it to be a kingdom instead".
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 28 June 2022 12:56 (one year ago) link