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Old Oct 4, 2007, 10:08 am   #7 (permalink) (top)
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But it isn't about the nation's laws, it's about the idea of America - our core values, what defines us as Americans. If someone doesn't love our core values, our collective American identity, then that person is kindly invited to go live in some other country more to his liking.
This argument isn't really defensible. You shouldn't just assume there is any absolute "American" identity that everyone must conform to. There isn't. In fact, it's an authoritarian expectation that someone should leave--politely or otherwise--because they disagree with one or more features of a system.

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