“Who says they’re Americans?”
Good point. A couple years ago it occurred to me that being an American is a state of mind — an ideology — and has nothing to do with geography. There are millions of people born in the 50 states who aren’t Americans.
Good post. Being an American is def more than being born here. It most def is a state of mind. However there are people here who just don’t like what this country stands for.
My next door neighbor, a Mexican guy who crossed the border illegally, makes 6 figures at amazon. He is currently working on a ph.d. He has a viceral hatred for this country. He is teaching his kids that they are Mexicans, not Americans. Years ago before I knew his stance on this glorious country, we were drinking at my house during a neighborhood bar b q. We got into a discussion about the constitution. As I tried to explain to him the genius of the document he simply stated that “your” constitution is complete bullshit. The 2nd amendment is archaic and that he will never understand our facination with guns. I kicked him out of our house and have not spoken more than 3 words to the scumbag. We went from going on vacation with them to barely even aknowledging each other families. I’ve told my wife that if they came to my door needing ANYTHING, I’d slam the door in their face and I’d expect her to do the same. If that makes me bad person, so be it.