I don't recognize Irish-Americans, Scottish-Americans, English-Americans, or even... African-Americans. They don't exist. You've got Americans and guests. Does it mean what YOU think it does? Probably not. If you choose to come here then you place this nation above others, otherwise fuck you. Oh you're a black-american? Fuck you too. All I expect... Is America always comes first. The day I decide to raise a family in Africa and call myself an American-African I'll tell you to kiss/kick my ass. If you can't let some shit go you'll never be truly "American".
Let's recap. i said fuck those black people, fuck those white people, and it went unsaid but fuck muslims b/c why not? I give a shit about what a man does. Not what he says. There comes a time when you have to abandon something though and stand for yourself. That's an American. It's a choice that shouldn't be disrespected.
I come from a different time ... a baby boomer, America was much different then. Now of course there was racism, I'm not denying that and it may not have been ideal for everyone ... but ...
We were all just Americans then and took great pride in it. We were taught that America was a 'great melting pot' and most everyone bought into that. Sure there were Irish, Italian, Polish, whatever just to name few, but no one saw themselves as an Irish-American. We were just Americans. Back then, that was expected. It didn't matter where you came from, you were expected to leave that behind. Celebrate it if you wish, but not dwell on it.
It was also the case back then that when you became a citizen you had to renounce citizenship of whatever land you came from. You couldn't be loyal to two or more countries. Somewhere along the line that changed, and ever since we've had these problems. I vote that no matter what color or origins, we become simply Americans again ... but nobody listens to me anyway, so that'll never happen.