> Just hold a rifle next to your fellow citizen for a bit
But, importantly, next to a random smattering of citizens from diverse locations, not next to a bunch of dudes from your neighborhood.
Xenophobia usually doesn't survive exposure to the xenos.
> The Chinese have a team. We don't have one.
We're a confederation of states. That legacy has really, really had a lasting impact. But IMO, after the outcome of the civil war, we should have formalized that we were one nation first and foremost, and that our states were nothing but administrative subdivisions. But that opinion is on much shakier footing than some of my other opinions, so don't ask me to defend it. :-)
But, importantly, next to a random smattering of citizens from diverse locations, not next to a bunch of dudes from your neighborhood.
Xenophobia usually doesn't survive exposure to the xenos.
> The Chinese have a team. We don't have one.
We're a confederation of states. That legacy has really, really had a lasting impact. But IMO, after the outcome of the civil war, we should have formalized that we were one nation first and foremost, and that our states were nothing but administrative subdivisions. But that opinion is on much shakier footing than some of my other opinions, so don't ask me to defend it. :-)