Maybe because you are not American, I'm Latino, not American and I understand the meaning of that phrase... Being a nationalist is not a crime, and if someone is offended by such words it's because is not a Legal Citizen...

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When Americans say: "We as Americans" I think of George Washington and "his homies" kicking Imperial ass left and right, Teddy Roosevelt busting monopolies, American inventors creating amazing stuff(except for that Edison asshole), BBQ, Liberty Statue(Although she's French but naturalized American nonetheless), NASCAR, Baseball, Basketball...

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If you think about those things when you hear "We as American", maybe you should move to Canada or even better to Venezuela.