The Huffington Post tried to rain on America’s parade and got exactly what they deserved

Once in a generation, the entire country seems to lock in on the same cultural moment. This past weekend was one of those times. Both the USA Women’s and Men’s hockey teams beat Canada at their own national sport and won Olympic gold. The whole country woke up early, watched together, and celebrated together. Pure, unrestrained joy from sea to shining sea.

Right on cue, someone had to try and kill the vibe.

The Huffington Post ran an article suggesting that chanting USA and celebrating the American flag is somehow a turn off, leaning on quotes from a social worker, a clinical psychologist, and an executive coach to make the case that maybe everyone should pump the brakes on all this patriotism. The post got ratioed into absolute oblivion on X. 1,400 likes. 25,000 comments. All of them saying the same thing.

The Huffington Post…Disgusting Behavior

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— Drew Smith (@drewmsmith) February 22, 2026

Here is the thing about this weekend that the Huffington Post and other dorks in that same circle completely missed. The reason moments like this feel so rare and so special has nothing to do with politics or who is sitting in the Oval Office. Because of that, there is genuinely nothing funnier than watching this particular post get destroyed in real time by the internet.

Go fuck yourself

— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) February 22, 2026

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— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) February 22, 2026

Shut up. pic.twitter.com/KSHtZvqPdL

— Jennifer Sey (@JenniferSey) February 22, 2026

Generations fought, bled, and died under that flag so you could sit in comfort and roll your eyes at it. If the sound of “USA” unsettles you, that’s not a flaw in this great country, it’s something broken in you.

— Sarah Adams (@sarahadams) February 23, 2026

It is because a group of Americans went to Italy, competed at the highest level in the world, won something that has not been won in 46 years, and reminded everyone what this country is capable of producing when things go right.

The Miracle on Ice was special for the exact same reason. That is the whole point. That has always been the whole point.

The Venn diagram of hockey fans and executive coaches who feel the need to remind other adults to breathe before celebrating a gold medal is not a large overlap. And the rest of us are simply done being made to feel guilty for enjoying American greatness.

If Huffington Post and literally anyone else who agrees with their stupid article want to be miserable about our countrymen winning, that is a choice and they can certainly go be miserable somewhere else. The vast majority of the country is still riding this wave and no amount of arms-crossed disapproval is going to touch it.

USA 250 is right around the corner. We are through being shamed for celebrating. Both teams beat Canada at their own game and it was incredible. Go ahead and ratio yourself into the void if you feel strongly about it. The rest of us are fine.

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