Reading over all of the various diaries, it occurred to me...What is it that has shaped everyone who comes here? Their politics, their perception of country, their ideal of what it means to be patriotic?
I'm not sure what the demographics are here...if the community is mostly younger or mostly boomer.
But I am curious as to what it is about America that shapes your discourse, and your actions. What have been our successes, and our failures, and how have the balance of those two things pushed you in one direction or another?
What is THE subliminal feature of our history that underscores everything you believe in?