There was a time in the US when everyone could be a a proud American. No matter what country you came from, or your grandparents, or great grandparents, came from. If you were born in the US, or took a pledge to be a proud American, you were American. That one little bit of history aside, when 1/2-ish of the US broke away to try to make sure not everyone was equal, this pride in everyone being an American was a unifying thing.
Since that time, one party has worked very hard to limit what it means to be an American AND redefine WHO can be an American. If you don’t conform, or if you don’t toe the line, your citizenship could be revoked.
The other party is trying to return to what the US once was: we can all be Americans, respectful of each other including our differences.
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u/goodness-gracious-me 6h ago
There was a time in the US when everyone could be a a proud American. No matter what country you came from, or your grandparents, or great grandparents, came from. If you were born in the US, or took a pledge to be a proud American, you were American. That one little bit of history aside, when 1/2-ish of the US broke away to try to make sure not everyone was equal, this pride in everyone being an American was a unifying thing.
Since that time, one party has worked very hard to limit what it means to be an American AND redefine WHO can be an American. If you don’t conform, or if you don’t toe the line, your citizenship could be revoked.
The other party is trying to return to what the US once was: we can all be Americans, respectful of each other including our differences.