Thinking About Americans

A few things have gotten me thinking about the United States of America lately, including (but not limited to)...

• The recent issue of Adbusters, a lot about the history of the U.S.


• Seeing the first episode of "The Simple Life" a couple of days ago--mostly by accident.


• This web site: http://www.thetruthforyouth.com/


• The song "American Jesus" by Bad Religeon.

I was also thinking a lot about the colors of flags lately. What does it mean to have a red, white, and blue flag? Red and white? Red, black, and gold? Red, white, and black? What flags do those colors remind you of? What connotations do those color combinations carry?

I can think of at least one red, white, and blue flag that spells freedom: France's. I can also think of at least one red, white, and black flag that scares me so badly that I can't image why anyone would even consider those as national colors. I don't know how I feel about the American flag. I'm still mulling over that one.

PS: The use of the American spelling of "color" is purely intentional. Eat it. :P