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This idea of a "true American" is pure fallacy. There are simply too many variables in this society to classify an American as simply a citizen of America. "Race", religion, etc. all play a factor in this.

True Americans are treated equally, true Americans do not need laws to have the right to be viewed as Americans, true Americans are these regardless of "race", creed, color, religion, etc. WE ALL KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE, let us be real. What group in this country truly enjoys the before mentioned?

U.S. soldiers are not fighting, killing, and dying for Black America, Latino America, Gay-America, etc. U.S. Soldiers are not doing these things for "minorities" of this country. So, let us use logic.

If the IWC (Ideologically White Caucasians, or those Caucasians who believe they are White)/White in this country is the majority and everyone else is a minority. It must be assumed the majority of those who are viewed as Americans, truly define this Americanism. I am a citizen of this country, but am considered a "minority" because of my skin color. Thus, U.S. soldiers are not fighting, killing, and dying for me or those who look like me. They are not doing these things for anyone but the majority of this country.

When Chinese soldiers fight in wars, they do this for every citizen of that country. When Iran fights in wars, they are doing it for everyone in that country. When Canada fights in wars, they are doing this for everyone in this country. When America fights in wars, they so do for the majority. There are no minorities in Chinese (at least to the extent of separating their citizenship), there are none in Iran, there are none in Canada. These countries fight the right of all who are citizens of said country. Everyone in these countries are treated the same (proportionally speaking).

Everyone in America is not treated the same, according to their citizenship. In fact, I dare to say, the actions these majorities of Americans also reflect what these soldiers are fighting for. If the majority of Americans believe in, practice in, or otherwise have privilege based on Racism (which is apparent), then these soldiers are also fighting for these feelings of the majority of Americans.

Now, this may be easy enough for the majority of Americans to accept, and sadly even most minorities accept this (even if they do not know it)..but this hypocrisy is not lost upon those whom you seek to mimic your own system, your own Democratic ideas. And it is this reason, this exact reason,

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