I know a lot of Europeans find American "patriotism" weird, but you must understand that it is load-bearing patriotism.
In order to settle this vast territory, a lot of violence needed to be done by a lot of people, & they needed to not only fuel the violence but soothe the conscience with forgetfulness.
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