Un-American, Is Patriotism Dead?
“Un-American” what a word! Is it even a word? According to Noah Webster it is, and it is defined as uncharacteristic of America. What does that mean? Where did this word come from, who came up with it and why did the government and society use it so often? I believe that American politicians loved to make up words just so they could feel important in the eyes of society. “Un-American” was of course the “brain-child” of the politicos who worked in Washington. They used the word to describe the “evil people” who existed in society, those who believed in new and radical ideas or protested against something that they saw as wrong. Define “evil people”, well, that could take awhile considering anyone who was not a conservative or had any beliefs outside what the government or conservative society believed in, then you were defined as “Un-American”. The groups that defended the use of this term were the extremists in the country who were working to rid the nation of communists and communism. That is how
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Approximate Word count = 685
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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