tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post584559198936657688..comments2023-10-20T18:47:34.841+07:00Comments on Religion, Sex & Politics: Am I an American?Dr. Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788468231312646543noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-24110572454406811892011-06-17T09:17:06.871+07:002011-06-17T09:17:06.871+07:00Indeed. As the sun sets on the American century, i...Indeed. As the sun sets on the American century, it rises on the Chinese - and I fear there will be very few voices of dissent allowed in that one.<br /><br />Thank you for another thoughtful post. Marcus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-62598844357985288752011-06-16T14:55:40.616+07:002011-06-16T14:55:40.616+07:00Actually Janet has a point. What government doesn&...Actually Janet has a point. What government doesn't disappoint? That's what keeps us on our toes, i.e. alive.<br /><br />And it's probably easier being a global citizen than being one of your monks. Count your blessings.<br /><br />SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26177615.post-64223079944927461302011-06-16T13:03:36.404+07:002011-06-16T13:03:36.404+07:00Honest but superficial--the question you pose prov...Honest but superficial--the question you pose proves who you are. This is something only a US-born person would ask--someone whose roots are at best 200 years deep and who always has had the luxury of questioning and arguing and protesting. <br /><br />I agree that the US is in deep shit on many levels but that ability to question and to work for change still prevails in our country. It's why I'm returning--to ask loud questions and work at meaningful protest. <br /><br />None of the monks you teach have this particular luxury in their own countries--to ignore that aspect when you tech them about US flaws is to sell your students short and to deny them the recognition of a still-valid truth.<br /><br />Perhaps the "American" dream is a hallucination--the US is an experiment that may fail. I can understand after a long life of dissent, you may well be exhausted and ready to vote with your feet, as you say. But when you teach, teach as full a truth as you are capable of conveying--and remember not all of your fellow-citizens scream for hamburgers and Cokes.Janet Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725119277902212530noreply@blogger.com