AMERICAN PATRIOT
I have a policy never to argue politics or religion with anyone because I believe it’s nearly impossible to change anyone’s mind. I think people have to get to that point on their own initiative, and that the politics and religion of their childhood will often, although thank goodness not always, be the most influential factor in a person’s adult philosophy. Living as an American expatriate means living in a dichotomy of feelings about the country of my birth. It’s even harder since I was raised as a military brat with all the subtle and unsubtle indoctrination and propaganda that...