Comments on: What does it mean to be un-American?

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:14 +0000

@Jan
Exactly my point – thanks for the astute reply! That bumper sticker is a prime example of what’s wrong with people. I can disagree with someone politically, but that doesn’t make either of us less American.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:49:31 +0000

I saw a bumper sticker a couple of days ago that really pissed me off. It said, “Beware of Liberals posing as Americans”. I think it goes directly to the point being made here. The assumption of some (many?) seems to be that if you don’t think like me you are un-American. Which, to me, seems very un-American.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:00:39 +0000

Sure, but as stated in the beginning of the post, I'm not discussing what it does mean in everyday conversation, but rather what it should mean. Thanks for the comment, though. Everyone knows what it means when used as pejorative.

By: Mulout

Mulout — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:21:53 +0000

Halfway interesting, but pointless. Terms (like every word and term used by human beings) mean what human beings mean to say when they use them. Kapish? If you want to know what the term un-American means then go look up the citations (books, newspapers, tV shows, blogs, etc.) and see what people mean when they use the term. I have not done the research but I think I can hazzard a reasonable guess that what people mean when they say
‘un-American’ is ‘liberal minded’. Mulout.