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url: "https://sethgoldstein.me/updates/12498/"
updated: "2026-08-24T21:25:10+00:00"
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This stopped me in my tracks! I went to Bluesky and was greeted by this. I had to save it and share it here. Very true. I patriotic about the US. I think we still can be the best it can be, but we’re far from it right now. We need to get DJT out of office.

![American Flag on back background.

Quote above it says:

"Patriotism is the optimistic belief that your country could be the best.

Nationalism is the ignorant belief that it already is."

-Steve Hofsetter](https://sethgoldstein.me/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-1-705x1024.png)[Source](https://bsky.app/profile/princess-vimentin.bsky.social/post/3mtth6ltab22d)