These horrifying digital snapshots of the American dream in action on foreign soil are worse than anything even I could have expected. I have been in this business a long time and I have seen many staggering things, but this one is over the line. Now I am really ashamed to carry an American passport.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author expresses shame over American actions abroad, calling digital images of the American dream worse than expected.
- In plain terms
- Seeing negative actions by Americans abroad makes the author feel ashamed of their nationality.
- What can you take from it?
- Actions abroad can damage national pride and personal identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does national pride become shame?
- How do actions abroad affect identity?
Another view
The statement generalizes national actions based on specific incidents.
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