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>>So true. What I think almost every American on this forum has in common, regardless of political stripe, is a love of our country. We may disagree virulently about the present administration and its policies but we love this country. It makes me really mad sometimes when people confuse the two.
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>You do appreciate that this sentiment applies to virtually every person in every country. People are generally proud of and love their homeland. Nothing unique to Americans or America per se. I often see this sentiment and think well so what? The English love England, the Italians love Italy, and I'm sure the Mongolians love Mongolia. Although they may not all be over the moon with their current governments <g>


Good point, and I wasn't saying otherwise. We just seem to have more than our share of the self-righteous here. That was my point.