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Originally Posted by dalem
Right. She said the first time she felt "really proud" of her country was not until her husband got close to the Presidency.
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Perhaps, and why not? It could be that blacks were cyncial about the idea that any natural born American including themselves could be president. And upon seeing that IT was possible, a good deal of that cynicism was washed away.
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So nothing else her country ever did or was doing had ever made her feel really proud.
Nothing.
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Did you read the quote from his book I posted? She was damn glad to get back to the US after her visit to Kenya. That's a pretty good indicator that she loves her country and appreciates its values.
On the whole, not many people, white or otherwise feel a constant pulsation of patriotism or love of country until something touches them. I lived 3 years in Spain and had a ball, but every time I came home, I felt a surge of emotion when the plane touched down in the US.