In the same way, the American—whose reason and freedom are constantly being called upon—takes pride in doing what is asked of him: it is by acting like everyone else that he feels at once the most reasonable and the most national; it is by showing himself the most conformist that he feels the most free.
For, as far as I can judge, the traits that characterize the American nation are the exact opposite of those Hitler assigned to Germany, or that Maurras wished to assign to France.
For Hitler (or for Maurras), a line of reasoning is valid for Germany only if it is German to begin with. It is always suspect if it carries even the faintest odor of universality.
By contrast, the American’s specialty is to regard his thought as universal. Here one can detect an influence of Puritanism, which I shall not attempt to unravel. But above all there is this concrete, everyday presence of a Reason made of flesh and bone, a Reason one can actually see. Thus I found, in most of my interlocutors, a naïve and passionate faith in the virtues of Reason.
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I do not agree, You have it backwards. Americans have grown up with freedoms that most people never experience. This enables individualism and the ability to act independently from the crowd.
Which Americans grew up "free"? America grew up with the "illusion" of freedom but were always, constantly being manipulated and indoctrinated. You're living proof, presuming you're not a Russian troll, which you make a resounding case for being. You don't know the real history of the USA, you only know what your puppet masters want you to know and believe. This is not some wild conspiracy bullshit, it's just called "doing your homework"; research, that thing you don't know how to do.
@loveslongnails I lived through the history and i went to public school before the teachers union took it over. I learned about the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I said the Pledge of Allegiance every day and stood for the national anthem. I grew up free to choose what my life would be. i had options and opportunities and worked hard to achieve my goals despite some setbacks. I was free to do this but also I was solely responsible for the outcome.
So what? You learned what the powers that be WANTED you to learn about the Revolutionary War, and I'd wager you don't know SHIT about what really went on, especially after the war. You OBVIOUSLY don't know much about the Constitution because of who you support. Again, I'd wager you don't even know where the inspirations came from, without looking it up.
You pledged every day because you were FORCED to, not because you CHOSE to. And you had no idea WHAT you were pledging to because you were too young to understand. All of that is indoctrination, dude. Yes, you had the freedom to choose a path in life based on your education, but you say that AS IF it's something that should be a "privilege". News flash, it shouldn't be. Everyone SHOULD have the right to that. The fact that some people don't doesn't mean you're privileged, it means THEY are oppressed.
I can clearly state that you don't know the real history of the USA, but rather, only what you've indoctrinated to know. That's why the system has worked, because there are millions like you, dude.
@loveslongnails The big takeaway from the Revolutionary War is that the Americans won. I know that the white man was not evil and that America became the world superpower that it did is because we have a free country,
WTF? LOL Like I said, you don't know shit about this country. For starters, had it not been for the help of the French and the aid of two Indian tribes, the Revolutionaries would NEVER had defeated the Brits. I realize you don't know that, as you never answer ANY of the points I ask you about historically (like the inspirations for the Constitution, for example). So I KNOW you've no clue which tribes fought on the side of the Revolutionaries and kept them supplied in food when they were starving.
And the white man was not evil? Right. After the war, the "white man", that being ole George Washington himself, repaid that life saving assistance from the tribes who supported him by burning their villages. Look it up. You're so irritatingly brainwashed.
You are exactly the product the Rockefellers sought to produce...
@loveslongnails The Constitution was a document that was agreed upon by the thirteen original colonies. There was a lot of debate as to what was going to be included and what was not.
That's not what I asked. I asked if you knew where the inspiration, and the format, for the Constitution came from. And you constantly refuse to acknowledge the help the Revolutionaries received and the vile way Washington turned his back on those who helped afterwards. I expect that, because you don't know anything about real history.
I just can't. I think the issue is Germans eat too much pork sausage... Germans do seem to have that "discipline" instilled in their blood whereas americans are rooted in those whom escaped persecution.
Sadly they brought it with them and persecuted others. Humans are really crummy sometimes... especially the religious ones. See the Salem witch trials as example.
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I do not agree, You have it backwards. Americans have grown up with freedoms that most people never experience. This enables individualism and the ability to act independently from the crowd.
Which Americans grew up "free"? America grew up with the "illusion" of freedom but were always, constantly being manipulated and indoctrinated. You're living proof, presuming you're not a Russian troll, which you make a resounding case for being. You don't know the real history of the USA, you only know what your puppet masters want you to know and believe. This is not some wild conspiracy bullshit, it's just called "doing your homework"; research, that thing you don't know how to do.
@loveslongnails I lived through the history and i went to public school before the teachers union took it over. I learned about the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I said the Pledge of Allegiance every day and stood for the national anthem. I grew up free to choose what my life would be. i had options and opportunities and worked hard to achieve my goals despite some setbacks. I was free to do this but also I was solely responsible for the outcome.
So what? You learned what the powers that be WANTED you to learn about the Revolutionary War, and I'd wager you don't know SHIT about what really went on, especially after the war. You OBVIOUSLY don't know much about the Constitution because of who you support. Again, I'd wager you don't even know where the inspirations came from, without looking it up.
You pledged every day because you were FORCED to, not because you CHOSE to. And you had no idea WHAT you were pledging to because you were too young to understand. All of that is indoctrination, dude. Yes, you had the freedom to choose a path in life based on your education, but you say that AS IF it's something that should be a "privilege". News flash, it shouldn't be. Everyone SHOULD have the right to that. The fact that some people don't doesn't mean you're privileged, it means THEY are oppressed.
I can clearly state that you don't know the real history of the USA, but rather, only what you've indoctrinated to know. That's why the system has worked, because there are millions like you, dude.
@loveslongnails The big takeaway from the Revolutionary War is that the Americans won. I know that the white man was not evil and that America became the world superpower that it did is because we have a free country,
WTF? LOL Like I said, you don't know shit about this country. For starters, had it not been for the help of the French and the aid of two Indian tribes, the Revolutionaries would NEVER had defeated the Brits. I realize you don't know that, as you never answer ANY of the points I ask you about historically (like the inspirations for the Constitution, for example). So I KNOW you've no clue which tribes fought on the side of the Revolutionaries and kept them supplied in food when they were starving.
And the white man was not evil? Right. After the war, the "white man", that being ole George Washington himself, repaid that life saving assistance from the tribes who supported him by burning their villages. Look it up. You're so irritatingly brainwashed.
You are exactly the product the Rockefellers sought to produce...
@loveslongnails The Constitution was a document that was agreed upon by the thirteen original colonies. There was a lot of debate as to what was going to be included and what was not.
That's not what I asked. I asked if you knew where the inspiration, and the format, for the Constitution came from. And you constantly refuse to acknowledge the help the Revolutionaries received and the vile way Washington turned his back on those who helped afterwards. I expect that, because you don't know anything about real history.
I don’t like it. I don’t wanna see a man in there
That's just way over my head...
Read Tocqueville, haha.
I just can't.
I think the issue is Germans eat too much pork sausage...
Germans do seem to have that "discipline" instilled in their blood whereas americans are rooted in those whom escaped persecution.
Sadly they brought it with them and persecuted others. Humans are really crummy sometimes... especially the religious ones. See the Salem witch trials as example.