Some questions for my reader(s):
Forget your grievances over what the United States has done or not done. How do you feel about the original IDEA of America? Not the results, the intention.
Could you tell someone what values are behind that idea, and what is unique about what America is supposed to be about? Do you see it as notable and good, something you agree with and can believe in?
Are we missing a sense of solidarity as a country and as Americans, and should we have a national sense like that? (E Pluribus Unum---from many, one.) If we are to be a country of one people, what values would unify us?
Have we missed our chance to view our country as something in which we could believe and take pride?
