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Fraught with complications
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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
It could be the dumbest thing people say, ever.
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Especially b/c there are plenty of us who would love to leave it, but eventually discover that it's not practical.
I've never understood American patriotism. I always thought that patriotism was a feeling for people who are alike historically and culturally. I can understand Greek and Chinese patriotism b/c those country's people share so much and have centuries (if not millenia) of history. But Americans don't have much in common with other Americans except for our propensity towards consumerism. We don't look alike. Our personal histories differ greatly. We are a mish-mash of everyone else's history (which many Irish-Americans, Italian-Americans, etc. attempt to maintain). Yet, Americans seem to be more patriotic than most countries.
Take it the PB.
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Last edited by Did you just call me Coltrane?; 01-30-2007 at 05:17 PM..
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