Jeezy
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My family's been here since before the Revolution. Believe me, I'm aware of its great moments.
But I think the bad heavily outweight the good. And even if that weren't the case, why on earth would I be proud of something I had nothing do with? You still can't answer that.
As to the wiki article, I would like the know the methadology. America has one of the lowest literacy rates and life expectancies in the developed world that I know of.
U.S. Lags In Life Expectancy Gains - Science News
List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I've already answered it, albeit in a response to NGN.
First of all, if you are not proud of those things, then you can't really be ashamed of that "last to civil rights" thing you mentioned several pages back. You weren't there.
Second of all, it doesn't matter if you were there to PERSONALLY sign the constitution. By participating in certain institutions and privileges, you are helping to perpetuate the rights that those people you admire helped instill. I am proud to vote. I am proud to not be banned from clubs because I'm Jewish. I am proud to associate myself with all the positive characteristics ascribed to Americans. Are all of them unique? No. But who cares? Like I said, I'd be proud of I were Swedish, but I don't feel Swedish.
Third of all, here's the methodology for HDI: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDI_methodology.pdf
Fourth...AHHHH now we're getting to the root of the matter. Ultimately, you believe that the bad in America outweighs the good, and THAT informs your opinion on American patriotism, etc. We could have started with this and saved a lot of time.
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