Happy Disunited 4th of July
Letters from An American Farmer
   “What then is the American, this new man?
   “He is an American, who, upon leaving behind him
all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new
ones from the new mode of life he has embraced,
the government he obeys, and the new rank he holds.
    “He has become an American by being received in
the great lap of our Alma Mater. Here, individuals of
all races are melted into a new race of man…
    “Americans are the western pilgrims.”
   J. Hector St. john De Crevecouer, 1782

               Except, of course, for today’s
    African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans,
Black Americans, Caribbean Americans, Cuban Americans,
Gay Americans, German Americans, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, Polish Americans, Russian
Americans, Scandinavian Americans.......
  And so on –  ad nauseum! 
  Which is how and why, on this 4th of July, this nation is less united than a bucket of crabs! JKdeG