What's the greatest American tradition?

Answer 1

Ticking off Europeans -- it's how we started the country after all.

Answer 2

There are a lot of strong American Traditions, and some of them have been mentioned already, however; traditions aren't always good things that regularly happen, although we like to think of them as good things we would like to remember or continue doing. While it appears that the things written before this post (assuming it doesn't change by the time I post) are all good things, I think the two greatest, as in most occuring and not as the best, American traditions are exploitation and change. Don't get me wrong, I love my country and it has given me many great opportunities, so I'm not here to bash it, but America is and was partly built on the backs of exploited ethnicities: Native Americans lost their lands, Colonists had few rights, Slaves lost their Freedom, Chinese (West Coast) and Irish (East Coast) built the railroads, Women had no rights, and so on. Obviously these are generalizations and just a sample of the things that were lost by different groups, but it's a common trend that has happened throughout our history, a tradition, if you will. It's an atrocious thought, but it helped shape what our country has become, which brings me to our second tradition.

When things don't go the way we like them to, we do our best to change them, and it's often possible because of how our legal system and society works. Colonists didn't like being subjected to a King and country across an ocean, so they changed that. Slaves wanted Freedom, and after a long fight, slavery ended. Native Americans lost their lands and had few rights, if any, now they have a lands that are, for the most part, soverign. Women had no voice, now they have equal rights. These can happen because as a country, we admire and desire change, and our societal set up allows for it (Amendable Constitution, judiciary discrestion, Representative Democracy, etc.). The list can go on, and by no means are all the wrongs righted (most groups still carry a stereotype and unwritten limiting factors), but steps have been taken to try and mend the wounds, because we have a stong tradition of change for (what we think at the time) better. Other traditions come and go, but so far, those two have been there since the beginning.

Answer 3

trying to "right" the injustices in the world....

Answer 4

Cultural diversity

Answer 5

Thanksgiving

Answer 6

Mom and Apple Pie.

Answer 7

i would say the way christmas is celebrated

Answer 8

4th of July?

Answer 9

apple pie