We idealize and value all of the following:
LOVE and WAR.
FORGIVENESS and REVENGE/VENGANCE
AFTERLIFE and THE FINALITY OF DEATH
PROVIDENCE and FATE.
Christianity on the left, germanic on right
I could but won't go on. You may argue that we do not idealize war or revenge, and that after death is a matter of opinion/religion. You might have a few good points, because it all differs on an individual scale, but as a culture, (look at the stories we grow up with), these things all mix! It's crazy!
It is because of this mixing that our culture is so contradictory. We love the war hero and pray for world peace. Great stories of revenge are told while forgiveness is the mental law of the land. What is this? Answer: America. This christian/germanic mix is the base that entered america, and the melting pot of america today continues to mix and change. There is no true american culture as america is the combination of culture. Just think about food. We mix things together. It's pretty awesome.
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The Chilli-Cheese-Fried-And-Raw-Onion-Pickle-Ketchup-Mustard Hot Dog. And to think this started in Germany, now it can be found nowhere BUT America. |
So can I be American? I often hear people tell me that I can't say I am American. "But what is your ancestry". America is from somewhere else, so you are from somewhere else, so where are you from?
Well that doesn't make any sense! I was born here! I was raised with American values! (Television!). Why, because my grandfather was born in Germany, am I German? On my father's side, I can't be more American (that's a lie: Native American). I am a direct descendant of Samuel Huntington. (Huntington is even my middle name, people), and you say I am not american. I am a mix of the cultures around me. That's as american as it gets!
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