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It’s time for the madness and polarization to stop, and EVERYBODY needs to man-up! ].[/quote]
you better pray to god the economy gets better. history is pretty clear on what happens with “tribal” mentality in times of economic duress. During the first depression they were rounding up minorities and lynching or deporting them. The gov actually had to make protective camps for migrant workers so the could work without getting harmed. The “progressive gene” only survives in an environment of affluence. Liberals are caught up in a “multicultural” fantasy narrative of progress that was a blip on the larger historical time scale.
With that said. National, ethnic and religious pride are all closely related psychological conditions born out of some primal survival instinct and cultivated over time. Whatever emotions compelled these kids to show “pride” on that day is the what the teachers feared and tried, in an inappropriate manner, to stop. *A* reaction to the situation was completely understandable because they feared conflict. We should all fear it, if economic deterioration continues.
