I think shame is a valuable component of action, though. Not if it's overwhelming one to the point of depression, but goodness, I'd be a much less admirable person I think if I blindly adored everything my leaders did. On the other hand, I'm almost constantly frustrated by being on the losing side of so many battles, and here I am a middle-class white girl, awash in privilege! I can't even imagine what it's like for someone with real difficulties.
The evidence is that the U.S. is the least secular "western" nation, which is why the ire expressed by the religious right boggles me. This is my country, too, you know.
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Date: 2009-05-11 03:30 pm (UTC)The evidence is that the U.S. is the least secular "western" nation, which is why the ire expressed by the religious right boggles me. This is my country, too, you know.