Quote by E. J. Hobsbawm

It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans.

It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an

Summary

This quote suggests that American patriotism often defines itself by creating a sense of unity against a specific group that is perceived as being outside the norm. It implies that some Americans consider themselves as "true" Americans only because they differentiate themselves from a so-called "wrong" group that they believe does not truly belong. In essence, this quote comments on how patriotism in America can sometimes be defined through exclusion and the identification of an outcast group as the antithesis of what it means to be a "real" American.

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Patriotism

By E. J. Hobsbawm

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