| I really don't think that those things fit the definition of American, really. If they did, then it would no longer be logical to be an American ideologically, because it would be a contradictory position. I am as much for getting the government to stop reading my messages and such as you are - I simply don't believe that Bush is literally satan incarnate like some others believe.
Your later statements are not part of classical American ideology, but that being said, the general public has rather lost sight of what it means to be an American. That also being said, there is also a certain amount of personal interpretation in regards to how you view a correct American position would be towards a certain issue.
The problem is essentially this: Americanism is not a sealed set of ideologies, nor should it be - after all, we pride ourselves on being the melting pot of the world, adopting the best parts of other cultures and such. Therefore, arguing whether something is American or UnAmerican is rather counterintuitive. |