To young to be in Iraq, and to young to die |
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 Mar 10 2005, 08:37 PM
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you do not get what i mean by that miss
what i mean by that is that it does not have its "own people" yet. and its not just me as i stated who means that. its a fact. |
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Mar 10 2005, 08:41 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
It is also a fact that if I am a citizen of that country, I can say that it is my country. Country is not defined by genes or race or birth for that matter... "my country" simply suggests I have citizenship.
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Mar 10 2005, 08:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
i didnt say it wasnt "your country"
i said technically, no one's american |
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Mar 10 2005, 11:37 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
How so?
 "Technically", if you have American citizenship, you're American. You can be called Asian-American, African-American, Latin-American... etc with all those hyphens, but you'd still have citizenship. Citizenship marks you legally as American by the US Federal Government. I'm sorry if I sound argumentative, know that I don't mean to be. It's just that people make me sad when they say these things with such ease. I feel like if I have to belong somewhere or be labeled as something by nationality, if not my birthplace, it might as well be a place of my own choosing. I belong somewhere on earth... right? And if I need to go to war (God forbid) and fight for the place which I call my own, then I should be able to go with the peace of mind of this battle cry: "I'm fighting for my country". |
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Mar 11 2005, 06:37 AM
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RaWr! Group: Member Posts: 603 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 90,404 |
QUOTE(JlIaTMK @ Mar 10 2005, 9:49 PM) i didnt say it wasnt "your country" i said technically, no one's american  Main Entry: 1Amerˇiˇcan Pronunciation: &-'mer-&-k&n, -'m&r-, -'mar-, -i-k&n Function: noun 1 : an American Indian of No. America or So. America 2 : a native or inhabitant of No. America or So. America 3 : a citizen of the U.S. 
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Mar 13 2005, 03:18 PM
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 wish i was there, its so lonely here.... Group: Member Posts: 50 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,250 |
This isnt a dicussion about whose an amercian and whose country it is so dont get your selves all worked up about whether this is your country or not
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