TL/DR; you love the Olympics, you might even be rooting for your American athletes, but the creeping fascism of Orange Man Bad and the literal holocaust of ICE makes you feel 'yucky', that's OK. Our own Grateful Calvin covered it here.
The article reads like a group therapy session in Pacific Heights for 'hippies' who vacation abroad twice a year.
If waving the American flag or chanting “USA!” turns you off right now, you're not alone. https://t.co/ndUODJtix4
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 21, 2026
From the article:
The cognitive dissonance of rooting for U.S. sports while hating the U.S. government is so common that “it continues to be one of the main topics I hold space for in therapy [empasis added],” said Los Angeles-based licensed clinical social worker Aimee Monterrosa. “As we continue to witness national and global atrocities in real time...it can trigger feelings of guilt, despair, shame, anger.”
Gawd. It's current thing, socially trendy therapy. Now we feel yucky.
Continuing.
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In your mind, this tension might show up as an internal war of words. You might worry, “Why do I want them to win when I’m angry about what the country is doing?” Ranger said, or you might qualify your feelings with statements like, “I’m rooting for them, but…” You might even need to turn the game off right after a big moment because it suddenly feels all too complicated to keep rooting, Ranger added.
Sweet jiminy christmas! If watching a sport causes this much existential stress, maybe go for a walk or comfort yourself in an almond milk chai latte.
When you think about it, this is the perfect HuffPo article. First World problems for people who just care too much. The responses, however are gold.
Being a left-wing extremist sounds utterly exhausting, miserable, and empty. #USA
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 22, 2026
Succinct and to the point.
Shut up. pic.twitter.com/KSHtZvqPdL
— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) February 22, 2026
Even more to the point.
USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) February 22, 2026
The absolute pointiest point to the point.
There were other excellent expressions of patriotism, but most we cannot embed in this family-friendly site. Suffice to say, they all kind of resemble this wholesome Mr. Roger's gif.
— Military Aviation and Firearms (@JohnSchmuck5) February 23, 2026
If this offends you I’ll help you pack pic.twitter.com/n94kpxls3U
— Dahlia (@kuchisakeonnax) February 22, 2026
Don't have an anxiety attack, HuffPo writer, you'll always have Eileen Gu soothe you in those dark moments.
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) February 23, 2026
Step aside, Frog, there's a new sheriff in town.
Do you enjoy being miserable?
— Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) February 22, 2026
Eh, it pays the bills.
I forgot @HuffPost existed until this post.
— Amy Reichert (@amyforsandiego) February 23, 2026
Same. We thought they were gone after the Daily Beast stole their schtick.
— Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) February 22, 2026
LOL! Nothing brings our great country together like a common loathing of journalists, which ironically is what the Olympics is supposed to do for us as a nation.
We broke our own profanity rule here for this one.
Why? Because in three words, it expresses the gratitude and patriotism by an immigrant owned-business that a HuffPo journalist can never comprehend.
And America agrees. Since their Tweet, the restaurant's business boomed and apparently overwhelmed the website temporarily.
All reasonable people have some things about their country that they do not support or agree with. It is acceptable to be proud to be an American, regardless of the political party in charge at the moment. Since you're a VIP subscriber (thank you for that!) we assume that you already know this and that Orange Man Bad will step down after his second term with no coup or coronation.
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