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As an American, I can tell you for a fact Americans are not very nationalistic. At the same time, America did used to enslave people and confine the natives.
by chrischen 13y ago
As an American, I can tell you for a fact Americans are not very nationalistic.
At the same time, America did used to enslave people and confine the natives.
But those were two different time periods... Then and now, so they don't contradict.
- Ma8ee 13y agoOne thing that hit me when I moved to the US was the amount of _huge_ American flags everywhere. Outside buildings and on cars and on pins. That is a bit surprising for a not particularly nationalistic nation.
- lake99 13y agoI agree with Ma8ee. In North-western Europe, flags mostly come out for whatever sports the people are interested in. As for USA, "buy american" movements come up every once in a while. Apple and Motorola's new ads display "Made in USA" as if it's a feature. "Freedom fries", happened recently, though it seems to be dead now. You have Fox News that's always clamouring about American this or American that. I don't believe that Fox News represents general American beliefs (though I don't rule it out), but the chunk of Americans that Fox News represents is too huge to sweep under the rug.