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misanthrope

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35. I think American artistic expressions are worthy of pride
Tue Jul 4, 2023, 01:24 PM
Jul 2023

Our cuisine is a grand illustration of how human cultures merge and morph. Turkey, corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes, squash, were a foundation that merged with African, European and Asian cuisine to make wholly new culinary traditions. My life would poorer without the joys of barbecue, black-eyed peas, fried okra, freshly sliced tomatoes, cornbread, and greens. Or jambalaya, gumbo, chili, Reuben sandwiches, New York cheesecake, clam chowder, pancakes and maple syrup, biscuits and gravy, pumpkin pie, peach cobbler, and so on.

The same can be said for the arts, in all realms. Jazz, blues and rock are American products, possible through the situations in our history. Or Aaron Copland, Amy Beach, Steve Reich, Jennifer Higdon, and John Glass.

Same with the writing of John Steinbeck, Lorraine Hansberry, Mark Twain, Carson McCullers, and Cormac McCarthy. Or the visual creations of Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Georgia O' Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, and Amy Sherald. Or the choreography of Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Isadora Duncan, and Katherine Dunham.

The American development of and influence on motion pictures as an art form is inescapable.

There's a lot of American culture to be proud of beyond the political.

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Thank you... Think. Again. Jul 2023 #1
Sounds like a good strategy to lose elections. brooklynite Jul 2023 #2
He seems to conflate patriotism and nationalism. N/T lapucelle Jul 2023 #3
how thick is the line between "patriotism," "nationalism," rampartc Jul 2023 #8
All the more reason not to erase the line, as Zinn seems wont to do. N/T lapucelle Jul 2023 #19
Conservatives call themselves patriots every day. Boomerproud Jul 2023 #10
Patriotism and nationalism are two very different things. lapucelle Jul 2023 #17
YES, the kind of thing that results in the treestar Jul 2023 #24
Truth. Ron Green Jul 2023 #4
Thanks for proving my point... brooklynite Jul 2023 #5
not exactly a real strong winning platform stopdiggin Jul 2023 #11
Post removed Post removed Jul 2023 #22
Agree. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #6
Zinn flogged the "Gore is the lesser of two evils" narrative in 2000 when he stumped for Nader. lapucelle Jul 2023 #7
that's the thing about purists and zealots stopdiggin Jul 2023 #14
He was a socialist, and no surprise that he was a naderite. Same ideology of the DSA, JohnSJ Jul 2023 #21
Nah. First year I've felt like flying the flag since tRump era. txwhitedove Jul 2023 #9
A quote attributed to Albert Einstein: lastlib Jul 2023 #12
Yep, but unfortunately it's been imbedded in our genes since we wandered the plains of Africa. paleotn Jul 2023 #18
A losing message if I ever heard one. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #13
Pt. Duppers Jul 2023 #26
We're exceptional for two things only. paleotn Jul 2023 #15
+1 treestar Jul 2023 #25
Yeah, except that everyone is not born equal. progressoid Jul 2023 #28
Equal before the law paleotn Jul 2023 #36
+100 nt reACTIONary Jul 2023 #32
I think American artistic expressions are worthy of pride misanthrope Jul 2023 #35
-1 Mosby Jul 2023 #16
What a bunch of Bullshit. Howard Zinn, a self-described anarchist and socialist JohnSJ Jul 2023 #20
Agreed. This is nothing more than extremist propaganda. Progressive Lawyer Jul 2023 #23
+100 nt reACTIONary Jul 2023 #30
Plenty of MAGA think Dems are not even American IronLionZion Jul 2023 #27
DURec leftstreet Jul 2023 #29
America, Embodiment of the spirit of... reACTIONary Jul 2023 #31
Agreed. Xavier Breath Jul 2023 #33
K&R Blue Owl Jul 2023 #34
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