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Sunday, January 25, 2009

Unite, not divide (No rebuttal received, so I must be right)

Suppose a black person who was born in the U.S. to black parents who were also born here were to emigrate to an African country. When he settled there, would he call himself an African-American or an American-African? I suspect, neither. So, why would he call himself an African-American here?

Example two: What if a black person with any circumstance of birth becomes a U.S. citizen and emigrates to an African country? African-American? American-African? Again, probably neither. Why here?

Example three: Should a black person who is not a citizen call himself an African-American anywhere in the world? Of course not. Citizenship is the first necessary step in becoming an American.

Example last: Should a citizen whose paternal heritage is German and his maternal background Polish call himself some sort of hybrid? Never. The name "American" cannot be improved upon, and should never be diluted. Please encourage an end to racism, starting with elimination of the modifications which separate one American from another.

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