Sometimes you hear this sort of argument: "This is America, if you don't like it, pack your bags and leave."

Of course the person making the argument always presumes that his beliefs are the only true "American" beliefs. The presumption in the "get the fuck out" argument is always that one's own arguments are infallible. This is problematic, because the presumption can never be true: "America" is an abstract; at best it is a conglomeration of many, many diverse individuals with many divergent opinions and belief sets.  read more »