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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Florida schools still do it in K-5. Private and public, we had kids in both, then moved here.

I think that history books have been pretty scrubbed since my school days plus lots of revisionalism going on plus what kids read in the mass media.

Knowing the pledge - or any U.S. history as is - is going the way of the dinosaurs. Plus many who live here were not born/raised here and don't care about [b]baseball, March madness, hot dogs, U.S. history, etc.[/b] [/quote]

What a way to define American cultural identity.[/quote]

There is no sense of identity nor belonging nowadays. [/quote]

There's plenty. It's just that hot dogs aren't a major component.[/quote]

It depends on your community.  We moved to a smaller area - out of Mo Co.  Sense of community centers on parades, local farmers' market, family-run businesses, schools on one compound, generations of families staying in the community, and plenty of successful graduates who move into exciting careers. So yes, a good hot dog is a staple for certain events.

In Mo Co, there was no sense of community, especially for my kids b/c the schools were too big, and the split articulation divided communities.

no thanks[/quote]

+1000

It’s not clear what examples any PP can provide that demonstrate a cohesive, team, cultural identity in america right now.
If you think tons of silo’d multiculturalism = sense of America Community then that’s a no. Didn’t work so hot in England tiger. All you have is a bunch of factions.

My parents generation grew up with different temples and churches in every corner in every language but get what? Every generation learned English in a couple years, played in the park and baseball together, watched the same TV shows, listened to the same music on the radio. People came to America and embraced it. They did not come to America and reject it and barely assimilate.[/quote]

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