Aren't we Americans getting a little tired of hearing," Thats not who we are...."

All the things you talk about in your rebuttel, "National identity, patriotism"... are important qualities that should be instilled into every Americans hearth at a very early stage of an American's life by their parents,by America's schools and churches and other American citizens who were lucky enough to live in this country and enjoy the benefits of being free to be whatever their natural God-given talents would permit them to be. No objective is beyond their reach if an American applies themselves in an effort to achieve the goals they set for themselves. Even a person of color in a country in which it is claimed descriminates against blacks and other minorities,can obtain the highest station, that of becoming president of the United States. America, unlike other countries, doesn't recognize a supreme ruler like a dictator, a king or a queen who hold their station because of royal blood lines as other countries do,here the average, everyday, American determines who will be their leaders by their votes , not by force. All peoples are welcome here as long as they are willing to abide by America's laws or don't try to overthrow the countries government by subversion or other means. When citizens cast their stones at America for not being perfect, , which country, I might ask, would they set as an example that have been paragons of virtuous conduct which America should emulate, would it be Germany which under Hitler exterminated thousands of Jews, a country which had the German children spying and turning in their parents, Shouldn't America be more like Russia with its GULAGS "...."....GULAG....s"the prison camp systems that arose in the Soviet Union after 1929"served primarily as a way to gain control over the entire population, rather than punish criminal acts. The incarceration of millions of innocent people in the GULAG system is correctly seen as one of the worst and most shocking episodes of the twentieth century. The "Katyn forest Massacre Polish soldiers and policemen were captured and ... 925 Polish officers who were prisoners of war were killed in the Katyn Forest Massacre ..." Is Russia an example for America to follow. Those who say, "That's not who we are...." are holding America up to ridicule saying in effect, that America has failed and isn't perfect but in comparison to other countries with their blemished past histories, America is as close to utopia as will ever be found on this earth. Jeanie Kirkpatrick at the 1984 Republican National Convention and delivered a speech in which she spoke about those who "Blame America First" in her keynote speech..." Jeanie Kirkpatrick realized that there were Americans and foreign countries which held nothing but disdain for America, often use the tired, overused expression," That's not who we are.." These people who fall back on this tired old expression never took the trouble to learn of America's great past history They can't possibly know what America is or isn't, all they know is that they hate America. Google News Archive "1984 Jeanie Kirkpatrick United States Ambassador to the United Nations, "... the 1984 Republican National Convention,....delivered the "Blame America First" keynote speech..." 9 Polish-Russian relations; ... Background " j25;http://en.wikipedia.org...