As Americans, do you feel a stronger connection to your ethnic heritage or to your fellow American citizens?

[MerakSahibi]

Every country has its own concept of nationhood, so I won't get into that. But one defining feature of a nation is that people can stand together for a common cause—such as supporting their country in the World Cup—even with people they might otherwise dislike.

For example, there are around 30 million Americans of Irish descent, while the population of the Republic of Ireland is only about 6 million. Do you feel closer to your ethnic kin living across the ocean, or to your fellow citizens in the New World?

For a Black American, this could mean Nigeria; for someone of German ancestry, Germany; and so on.

Heritage doesn't matter; I feel closer to my fellow Americans

My own ethnicity, regardless of the country

[Sirenboobzilla]

In many ways I identify with my Czech and Finnish roots. But I do feel connected to the very idea of what The United States are supposed to represent. My idea of what it represents may differ from someone else's, that's ok, and frankly don't care.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

I feel this part of the declaration has been largely forgotten and its meaning distorted in recent years. But to me it's very clear. Unity makes me feel connected to the country. People who try to divide are what make us weak.

[DryGermanGuy]

https://youtu.be/D2gLGW9w8Hk?si=waJF5NYcHeMbxcZ7

[Sirenboobzilla]

Typical historical movie with artistic alterations, but underrated movie 🙌

[jennifer_bloom]

I do not feel connected to my Chinese heritage from an ideological vantage point, but I do feel connected to Chinese culture from an aesthetic standpoint. My Christian ideology and Jewish bible ideology replaced my Chinese ideology and it replaced my secular Chinese value system.

[fishbone77]

My family has been here since 1740s. I'm American through and through. I obviously follow European traditions - no matter how they may have morphed from my ancestors - but consider myself American.

[KostasKouvalis]

Neither to be honest. I feel most connected to my race