Crash Course: Patriotism and war: Can America break that deadly connection?

Why is patriotism linked to killing and dying on the battlefield? There are better ways to love your country. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWN1aXBicjh1cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDNXA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZG0zZjVpano3di8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Patriotism and war: Can America break that deadly connection? The Fourth of July — the ultimate patriotic holiday — is here once again. Politicians orate, American flags proliferate and, even more than usual, many windows on the world are tinted red, white and blue. But an important question remains unasked: Why are patriotism and war so intertwined in U.S. media and politics? [Read more from Norman Solomon.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNDc4cmFhcnBqOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Getty Images/Flashpop) Fraud "justice": Anti-LGBTQ decision based on a fake case showcases the Supreme Court's illegitimacy Well, any hope that the court has moderated itself was dashed late last week, with a series of decisions that weren't just awful but involved the conservative justices thumbing their noses at any law, precedent, or even facts that got between them and their preferred far-right policies. The case that most exquisitely illustrates the illegitimacy of the current iteration of the Supreme Court, we should turn to [303 Creative LLC v. Elenis](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd25kNHVkOWx5ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). This case is a straight-up fraud from every angle and had no business even being before the Supreme Court. 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On "The Bear," Sydney's Chicago-wide smorgasbord liberates women from food guilt and girlbosses Women are not allowed to eat — in life or onscreen. From revolving diet trends to the return of "[thin is in](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvamprbG9iMm0zaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDNXA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" to [ozempic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazVmZTVlZG5xMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), policing how much women eat is a tale as old as time. This is why it's rare to see women eating a full meal on screen without being fat-shamed à la Monica from ["Friends,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbXphcWx1OGJrcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) depicted as picky eaters like Sally in ["When Harry Met Sally"Â](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzA1MDB6cmQycy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)or villainized as cannibals and murders as [horror tropes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmhoC8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWNsMDhkbmZicy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWxyb2g1bWJ5cDNXA3NwY0IKZJy--6NkZ7vgp1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) so often do. Women, society teaches, are guilty for eating. God forbid if they eat a lot. 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