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.
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