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					Originally Posted by pig
					
				 
				crompsin: you're wrong about europe.  go ask north africans (tunisians, morrocans) how they feel walking around in france.  i think in some ways, europe tends to be more strongly nationalist 
			
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 Ah, nationalism.  Yeah, I was going to suggest as much... but I don't have any experience with it nor do I really trust much on the old Intarweb to educate me about things that are so often skewed.  I kept my mouth shut.  Thank you for educating me with your experience.  It saddens me, however.
I do feel that the US has zero sense of nationalism in comparison to Europe simply based on the proximity issue you mentioned.  I feel that something has to fill the "Us Vs. Them" void that the US has without a tangible sense of nationalism (no, those dumbass Power of Pride stickers don't really grab me)... and racism is that disgusting monster.  Example: Illegal aliens (Quick!  Blame all the Mexicans!) is our current sticky issue.