[johnboy]

when i was a child, i can recall turning phrases over and over in my mind, changing the emphasis on certain words each time, and comparing the results.

it's been two or three decades, i think, since i last did that, but somehow, the phrase: "this is america," in light of current events, causes me to do something similar.

i am having trouble, though, i find, with the third word of the phrase. not quite sure i know what that means, anymore.

[I_dmc]

re: this is America

Let me help in whatever small way...The problem begins with referring to our country as America.

It should be called The United States of America, The United States, or The US for brevity.

Referring to our country as America is the beginning of socialism.

[Lion Den Dan]

---the phrase: "this is america," in light of current events, ---not quite sure i know what that means, anymore.

Some times I am not sure either. To me, though, America is what we, as individuals, will make of it. I shall personally try to shine her up again and capture the gleam of old.