No offense taken, simply discussion
Each of us has had different experiences with racism, patriotism, unemployment, health care, etc. Therefore, it's unreasonable to expect that we would all feel the same way about such a broad and personal subject.
I do understand the opposing points made in this forum. However, I'm just taken aback because the responses varied greatly from my expectations. Maybe I've been living in the country (not the US, but the cornfields) too long because I just didn't realize that people were embarassed to live here.
I commend Soror Ideal for staying to aid in the fight for equality and freedom. I've reached a point where the I felt that change was impossible and that's what led me to leave my hometown. If I started to feel the way about the US that I did, and still do, about my hometown, I'd be on the first flight to somewhere else.