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I think what I learned in research is that as Americans, we're very distrustful of anger. We're not sure if we should repress it. The idea that anger is supposed to be controlled is American, and we try to keep it out of our homes.

I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.

We, as Americans, have so much to learn here. We have a shockingly low level of global awareness and familiarity and little idea of how the world sees us. And those disturbing facts keep getting us into a lot of trouble.

Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems.

I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

As polarized as we have been, we Americans are locked in a cultural war for the soul of our country.

It is impossible to fuse totally with a culture for which you feel a measure of antagonism.