"American Spirit" - What is your definition?

Question

I took part in a thread where this partial definition was given...

""If a potential employer is going to judge me adversely, based on my political, religious, or other opinions, then I am SO SURE I do not want to work with them. It is still a 2 way street. That's called the American Spirit."

My response.. "What you say looks pretty in print, it may work for a select few but it won't get you very far in the real world for the vast majority, and you know it. If you really wanted to do these girls a favor you would explain that to them, instead of taking some idealistic approach that is going to sound wonderful to them *now* only to find out later in life that the world doesn't work that way. Also, your version of the American Spirit isn't going to pay the bills or put food on the table. Your interpretation of the American Spirit and other peoples interpretation may be different.

There is more to this post coming give me a minute here to add more details.

My version of the American Spirit is to remain loyal to my country. To not try and attempt *In Times of War* to undermine my President, regardless of what my personal opinion of what my President is. That is the one strength that the United States always had that made us so great. We remained United above all else. We've lost that and if we don't get it back we are going to crumble from the inside out. All in the name of your version of "American Spirit". The "spirit" of the USA is so much more than one Amendment in the Constitution. Especially when that Amendment is used in irresponsible ways. I myself would fight to the death the right of all Americans to have Freedom of Speech. I just tend to believe that Freedom of Speech isn't so free when it is used in ways to rip apart our country. We all will eventually pay a price that none of us can afford.

So, what do the words *American Spirit* mean to you?

I should have explained a bit more... The discussion taking place had to do with speaking our minds responsibly and freely.

Answer 1

I believe the American spirit is fighting for what is right for the country. If you have a leader or congress that is selling out the country, you must speak up and work for change. We have a duty to legal citizens to do what is right for them first. We don't taker orders from other countries or allow illegals to infiltrate our land. We welcome legal immigrants who have worked to come here the legal way. We support our troops who are defending our freedoms and see that they have everything they need to fight. We bring them home when they become mere targets in a ill thought out war. We vote out politicians who forget who they are working for, no matter to which party they belong.

Answer 2

Some say proudly owning a dwelling is the American dream, however I do not consider so. I consider the American dream was once, till Twenties or so, being the landlord of your possess trade. The commonplace reply whilst humans ask any immigrant why they got here to America, is for a greater possibility, however an possibility to do what? Work for anybody else? They would have performed that again dwelling. A greater possibility to possess stuff? Until the Nineteen Fifties, the way of life of the deficient in Europe and America differed little. No, proudly owning a trade was once the American dream till across the finish of World War II, when you consider that it intended that you just had been the writer of your possess destiny. Now, to a unique quantity that intended a dwelling too, when you consider that we had been an agrarian society till the flip of the century, and afterwards within the south, the west, and higher midwest it was once and nonetheless is to a unique quantity. Immigrants did not go away New York when you consider that they could not find the money for to, they stayed when you consider that they noticed the gigantic populace and knew they would open a small trade there or even amongst festival they would uncover adequate patrons to thrive. And after they did go away they moved to different populace facilities to uncover massive customer organizations. It wasn't till the Nineteen Fifties, after 2 many years of presidency rules and rationing that starved out plenty of small corporations, and VA dwelling loans developing suburban environments making it elaborate for small corporations to construct and hold buyer bases, did the considering the American dream difference from proudly owning a trade to proudly owning a dwelling and dealing for anybody else.

Answer 3

Patriotism is the American Spirit since no other citizen in any other country could beat Americans in loyalty to their country.

Answer 4

Bourbon

Answer 5

Expensive cigarettes at the moment.