Does calling the United States the "Homeland" have negative connotations for you?

Question

To me it smacks of fascism. We've always called our country America or the United States, we've never before called it the "Homeland".

Answer 1

It sounds like the US has to call itself the Homeland because we are an imperialistic power. We go into other countries and rebuild them in our Fascist image. So a homeland would discribe the center of Fascism. When our troops are in a far off land, they can refer to the USA as the "Homeland"! It does smack of Fascism ! We have a despot for a President!

Answer 2

You're right. Instead of Homeland Security, the Administration should have termed it National Security!

Answer 3

Who's calling it THE Homeland?

Unless you're talking about Homeland Security. In that context, it's just another term for Domestic Security.

Answer 4

You are correct... it DOES smack of fascism.

The whole point of that vacuous euphemism is to inculcate the illusion of "US against Them." It gets its most diabolical incarnation in the combined fiction, "Homeland Security."

But hey, as long as we're letting the Constitution crumble, why not change the moniker of our country?

We could change one of our songs while we're at it.

Das homeland is der place to be
VVhat's left of liberty?
iz krap in ze kan.

Land that vas USA
now has ze NSA
spying on us everyday,
for security.

Sieg Hiel beyatches!

Answer 5

Yep. It does bother me for the same reasons. But at least its better than what they were going to call it, "Moms apple pie land office of crushing your liberty" was too long.

Answer 6

This country is a waste....what Homeland...??? A bunch of murdering thieves that's what this country is....

Answer 7

Yes it does.

Answer 8

I think you should call it Junk.