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It's more than residency, it's identity. This is the part that often (note: not always) leads to valuing an American higher than a non-American. I have real pr
by Spearchucker 11y ago
It's more than residency, it's identity.
This is the part that often (note: not always) leads to valuing an American higher than a non-American. I have real problems with that. 911 is virtually celebrated, while larger tragedies the world over are not. What makes an American soldier's life more worthwhile than a baby born with Aids in some African backwater? If you believe all the flag-waving, nationalism. Otherwise media.
And I get that small number of deaths is a tragedy, a large number is a statistic. That doesn't change the reality - a life is valuable no matter who's it is, and where that person lives.
I'm a citizen of the world. I was born in Africa, have lived in the US, and now live in Europe. I rate myself as no better or worse than anyone else on this planet, including Americans. Most of all I'm insanely grateful to not be American.