Originally Posted by Crompsin

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.