With one exception. A girl named Gita sat quietly with both hands folded in her lap. The teacher asked her why she did not join in her classmates’ patriotic display.
"Because I am not an American," Gita replied.
"What are you then?" asked the teacher, miffed.
"I am a proud Indian," said the little girl.
Increasingly annoyed, the teacher asked Gita what made her think she was Indian.
"Well, my mom and dad are Indians, so I am Indian too."
Self-righteous anger flushed the teacher’s cheeks. After all, there’s a “war-on-terror” on!
"So!" the teacher proclaimed loudly for the entire class to hear "if your mom was an idiot, and your dad was an idiot, what would you be then?"
"Then" said Gita calmly, "I would be an American."
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Chato
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Ziggy, that was a cruel joke. Patriotism is too important to be disturbed by unpleasant facts, particularly when they come from a member of a loser race or culture. We can all save ourselves from reality with a frenzy of flag waving patriotism. We should all stop worrying and love the war. Who needs brains anyway? |
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