Having been raised in Canada, I wasn't raised with any of the jingoistic patriotism that is pretty common in the United States, and that cuts across all partisan divides. If anything, growing up in Canada inoculated me against it. So I've never had much of anything invested in the idea of “the future of America.” Whether it's great or not, I care little, except insofar as this is the place where I live and I'd prefer my life to be better rather than worse (and I hope the same for my fellow Americans too).

But whether America exists in the future, whether it rises to greatness or fades into obscurity, is a question about which I am indifferent. Truth be told, I’m probably pretty hostile to it

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