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The no. 1 past-time in England is demonizing groups of people to absolve yourself of personal responsibility. People are obsessed with class and status. There's a horrible 'little-Englander' mentality which is puritanical and obsessed with other people's behavior and private lives, not to mention being reactionary and often racist, sexist, classist and homophobic.

And then on top of all of that we have a monarchy which thousands of people seem to adore, despite the fact that they're born into positions of power and wealth and have done nothing to earn it.

Patriotism in England tends to come in the "My country, right or wrong" variety. I find any display of patriotism highly obnoxious but at least in America there's a sense that people are patriotic about the ideals which shape the country, rather than just blind devotion to a landmass.

Fuck England.