I don't disagree at all. It's only that I was discussing American identity specifically-- it's artificial and basically religious. That doesn't mean that it isn't useful, though, for just the reason you give here. I think that this very issue was addressed early on in the Federalist Papers.
As you know, much of America functions as a network of internal colonies, exploited by the coastal cities. That sucks-- but would it be better for Appalachia or rural Oregon to be external colonies of China or some other great power?
I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't be better to strengthen the specifically religious character of American identity. We already have shrines to the Founding Fathers. Why not burn incense to them and ask for their blessing? Theirs, and that of other American heroes-- we can call them santoamericanos and sell candles with their images in the supermarket.
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Date: 2020-12-20 01:02 pm (UTC)As you know, much of America functions as a network of internal colonies, exploited by the coastal cities. That sucks-- but would it be better for Appalachia or rural Oregon to be external colonies of China or some other great power?
I sometimes wonder if it wouldn't be better to strengthen the specifically religious character of American identity. We already have shrines to the Founding Fathers. Why not burn incense to them and ask for their blessing? Theirs, and that of other American heroes-- we can call them santoamericanos and sell candles with their images in the supermarket.