I’ve never been proud to be an American, but at times, I’ve been proud of America.
It makes me proud whenever our country does something really humane. Several of these proud moments predate my birth. Lincoln’s “Emancipation Proclamation” is one of those moments. Another is the liberation of France from the Nazis. In my lifetime, two events stand out. The leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1963 protests against American racism that led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 is one. The other is more symbolic, when, in 1987, President Regan shouted, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Continue reading “Ashamed of America”