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Re: Unamerican

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Friday, May 5, 2000, 23:24
nicole perrin wrote:
> Perhaps that's where the misunderstanding that > foreigners seem to have comes from, the fact that we use the term to > apply to things and they assume it to apply to people?
I think it can be applied to people, especially groups. Those same individuals who labeled Communism as un-American would label Communists as un-American as well. But, it is generally used for beliefs, etc. that are perceived as going against American ideals. -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor