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Clarity
It's too rare these days.
Thank you, Alia Malek, for clearly explaining this queasy feeling that seems to be spreading. I have also felt as the actions of the government that purports to represent me have erased the boundaries of the idea of "America." If to be American means supporting this government at all costs, then, please, call me something else. It is tragic and frustrating that that idea has been co-opted by those who would torture and disappear law-abiding citizens like Maher Arar. We must either reclaim the idea of what it means to be American, or come up with some new identity behind which all people who love civil liberties can unite.