Miffed by Myths

At the suggestion of my father in law, I'm reading Richard Hughes' "Myths Americans Live By" right now. For a guy who has lived outside the U.S. for the last four years and tends to view America differently than when he left it in 2000, it is a good read. Personally, for anyone, regardless of where they have or have not lived the last four years, I think it would be a good read.

I'm not turning in my Passport by the way. Still thankful and proud to be an American. Just aware that we, as a country, have made some pretty strong assumptions about what our role/calling/destiny/mandate is/are. It seems to me that the consequences that have come about as a result of these assumptions really should not shock us. Examples: "Why do other countries hate us?" "How can they not want to be like us?" "Why do they not see how good we really are?" Just a few. There's more.

"Myths Americans Live By" by Richard Hughes. Check it out...