The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58993   Message #937186
Posted By: Amos
21-Apr-03 - 12:56 PM
Thread Name: Violence is the American Way?
Subject: RE: Violence is the American Way?
Actually, all these "Are Americans x" or "Do folkies y" propositions are ridiculously flawed.

The logic of a large political label, like "American" being tied to a peculiarity of individual makeup is just dysfunctional thinking. And so is trying to tie something that is globally human to a peculiar subset like being a citizen of the U.S., or eating peanut butter.

Are peanut-butter lovers violent? Are fish truly democratic? How many times can you say "yadda" very fast....?

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