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RuddBaron

Re: Afghan opinion

Sept. 18, 2001, 9:33 p.m. (Message 27427, in reply to message 27409)

In a message dated Tue, 18 Sep 2001  3:30:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Tim Harrison <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> writes:
> 
> Being proud of one's ancestry and cultural heritage doesn't
automatically cause one to have a "half-assed" commitment to all
others.
> 
--- Being proud of and participating in one's cultural heritage
certainly isn't bad, and is usually a very good thing. Saying one is
French or Teutonic or Celtic, or whatever, helps one to learn who one
is. That can be beneficial in things like a war. However, when it
comes to stating nationality, African-American, Scottish-American,
Irish-American, Hindu-Pakistani-Germanic-American, etc., all have
detractors from the "American" part.

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