Here we go again. Election time seems to bring out the “poor me” and “Look at me” thumb suckers who want to appeal to the masses and the “not so massive groups” just in case its’ a close race on election day in America.
Republicans are the biggest abusers of this tactic, trying to make them and their party look as to really “care” about the electorate that ISN”T in the top 2-percentile…economically. Of course they don’t, but hey…it’s election time.
So, what does “not American enough” mean? Here’s how to tell if YOU are NOT American enough!
Every legal citizen in the United States had their absolute origins in another country. Every citizen! Maybe it was your parents or grand parents or great grand parents that emigrated to America “legally”. You “Followed” you didn’t lead the way! With that fact established and your country of origin prominent in your mind here is the test as to whether you are American enough or NOT. If you have to preface the word American when referring to your nationality, YOU are NOT American enough. It’s that simple.
The relative that established your blood-line in this country was more than happy and proud to drop the nationality or ethnicity prefix that they came from/with and proudly call themselves Americans. Yes, your ancestors likely congregated amongst like nationals and ethnic cultures early on in this country. But they soon displayed their personal pride in their NEW nationality to want to be considered Americans…NOT, German Americans or Jewish Americans or Spanish Americans or African Americans or Scandinavian Americans…but AMERICANS.
It became a point of pride. They made it here or they were born here or they became naturalized citizens through the legal American process…they learned to read and write and speak English and proudly boasted of those achievements to the people “back home” through letters and postcards.
Thus, if you feel so put-upon by your American citizenship, you should probably visit one of America’s borders or ocean front areas and book passage back to your preferred “Prefix” country. And, as you buy your ticket, offer to take one of the Republican presidential candidates who feel they too must tout their originating nationality to suck up another vote at the polls.
I’m quite sure neither will be missed.