Being an American is an ideal, not a race and not heritage. Ideals that are not American belong to some other country. Perhaps Somalia, Russia, Mexico. It's easy to point out that whites are racist, but it's also easy to point out that certain races and heritages may have a higher chance of "not" having American ideals: capitalism, personal responsibility, and individualism. As a white man, do you really think that "Ilhan Omar" has my best interest at heart? I work for a living and I take responsibility for my own actions. That's not Omar and it's not Cortez. Come to think of it, it's not democrats either.
All hail the self absorbed Rickeroo, A Working White Male.
Rickeroo wants to point out that certain "races" are unlikely to support his view of an ideal America.
Does it make him sound, racist, dogmatist, partisan, sectarian, like a prejudiced person, sexist, chauvinist or jingoist?
Lets look at what a bigot is by definition: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to their own opinions and prejudices especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial, gender or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance, a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.
Point of fact: I also am a white male whos roots go far back in American history. (My wife's goes back to one of the signers of the constitution.)
Personally my family has been in America as far back as 1805 when my relations on my fathers side helped establish what is now Batavia NY.
In 1849 the French Island settlement in Wisconsin was founded by relatives on my mothers side.
Some would claim that heritage should make a difference in the strength of my opinion, but all things being considered it really doesn't
I grew up as a kid in a community that I was a minority, I was Christian in 93% Jewish community.
We had to travel to get to a house of worship because there weren't any churches in our city at that time.
We got treated by some as second class, but on the whole we got along with most everybody.
That is America, different but equal.
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