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[edit] Overview
Although the word "
America" technically includes all of
North America (i.e. the
US plus
Canada and
Mexico), the several countries of
Central America, and the many countries of
South America, it is almost always used as a synonym for the
United States (of America). Furthermore, it is most often used when discussing the
culture and
people of the US, rather than the US as a geopolitical entity. In this usage, "America" is at least as much an
idea as it is a place.
[edit] Basic Concepts
- The United States: the place where American ideals coalesced and where Americanism was born (and from whence it is exported), for better or for worse
- Americanism: the culture of America as it is (rather than how we might wish it to be), from the beautiful to the ugly
- American dishonor: stains on America's honor which need to be remembered lest they be repeated
- American ideals: the ideals towards which Americans strive, and which people all over the world find inspiring about America
[edit] Political Ideologies
