When my son was in elementary school they had a multicultural day. They had to write a paper about what their nationality was. My son asked what he was, I told him American. He said no, what am I? I told him American, you are an American. We went back and forth with it, I said if the teacher has a problem with the fact you are American, have her call me. When they had their multicultural day there were a number of kids who said they were American. If you want to trace my family tree, yes I have ancestors from Italy and Poland, I would never consider myself either. I am American and thats it. It doesnt’ matter what my last name is, what color my hair is, I was born here and I speak English. I believe in freedom and liberty. I am proud of our “culture”, I like the fact that America and Americans are somewhat considered roughnecks. Even though our culture is not centuries old as far as arts and architecture goes, I don’t really care. I live in a country that was founded on freedom. A country where in 2 centuries became a beacon for people. A country where in a very, very short period of time, surpassed all other countries as far as quality of life goes. Do I believe all cultures and countries are equal? Hell no! It literally makes me ill when I look at the direction my country is going in. At the rate things are going my children will be fighting for survival in this country. I have 3 boys, they are truly going to be in for it. They will have to work their butts off the support all the 3rd world imports and be taxed to death to support all of the socialist programs that are surely coming. They will probably have to go to war, a war that I was totally behind until I saw how it was being fought politically correct. I look at a goverment that has become the enemy. A goverment infiltrated by liberals who basically stand for nothing, they won’t fight for anything because they hold nothing beyond power sacred. It’s time for a big time change.
If ever there was a posting on this site that speaks from the heart, it was yours.
You are not alone in your values. There are many of us, the Real America, that are in need of a serious wake-up call.
The Lion has been stirred. If I remember corretly, lions wake up hungry........
What you said is one of the things that makes America unique.
When people get their American citizenship, they become Americans. They call themselves (or at least, should) Americans. And other Americans, even those that came over on the Mayflower, view them as Americans.
There are very, very few places in the world where this is the case. If I went to India and got my citizenship as an Indian, that would not make me an Indian. If I told other Indians that I was an Indian, they might smile and be polite, but they would think it was preposterous.
Being American is a state of mind.