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DemocratSinceBirth

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25. I see your point.

Reply to wnylib (Reply #24)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 09:01 PM

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I see things through the lens of my mom and dad. They were first generation Americans. My mom was born in Augusta, Georgia and my dad was born in Da Bronx, New York. Their parents were from the old world, a world they were far removed from. They saw themselves as Americans.

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That's a veritable threefer DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #2

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We are discussing whether or not we are a creedal nation. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #4

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A creedal nation or a Blut and Boden Nation DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #8

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for fucks sake Kali Tuesday #12

PREACH IT KALI Skittles Tuesday #31

Are you saying some people are incapable of assimilating? DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #13

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That's not what today's decision was about. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #16

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Thier behavior I_UndergroundPanther 21 hrs ago #34

Fall-atio[sic]??? Ronnie Raygun??? ultralite001 8 hrs ago #43

What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Tuesday #14

It was this flavor Cha Tuesday #26

St. Ronnie Raygun was wrong in his statement about not becoming wnylib Tuesday #6

He is saying being an American is larger and deeper DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #18

That might be what he meant but I don't agree. wnylib Tuesday #24

I see your point. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #25

I beg to disagree. I am proud of my heritage. That doesn't mean we don't think of ourselves as 100% American. We Wonder Why Tuesday #28

My mom's family left Russia after the Revolution of 1905 DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #29

I am lnot saying that there is no pride among immigrants and their wnylib Tuesday #32

All of those nations have a naturalization process. paulkienitz Tuesday #19

My friend moved to Vietnam years ago. JohnnyRingo 9 hrs ago #42

You know times are tough when Ronald Reagan quotes are being posted in a positive light on DU. Fil1957 Tuesday #7

No kidding. calimary Tuesday #9

Powerful endorsement of the sentiment we are a creedal nation and not a Blut and Boden one. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #10

I'm sure he was just reading his script. Scruffy1 11 hrs ago #40

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Ronald Reagan couldn't be elected with today's GOP progressoid Tuesday #20

Today's MAGA Repigs would view R. Reagan as a liberal and, as you said, MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #21

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Thank you for posting this Vogon_Glory Tuesday #23

I voted for Carter and Mondale, of course. DemocratSinceBirth Tuesday #27

Well said. Thank you. WestMichRad Tuesday #33

You're welcome. The source is immaterial. DemocratSinceBirth 16 hrs ago #35

MAGA don't care about Reagan. Try it, you can say bad things about him and they won't even blink LT Barclay 13 hrs ago #36

Well, we all know what a commie leftist pinko Reagan was. Right? Ray Bruns 13 hrs ago #37

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MAGA Influencers hate him because he didn't hate immigrants enough. DemocratSinceBirth 12 hrs ago #39

Peggy Noonan on that first one, I think. NT mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago #41