An American Myth

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

John O'Neill
Unpopular Opinions
Published in
3 min readFeb 21

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We are the greatest country on earth. Heck, we are one of the best that ever existed. We are the “land of the free, and home of the brave.” Sure, we have our problems, but our people can be counted on to come together in times of crisis. Our pledge of allegiance says it all, “We are one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

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John O'Neill
Unpopular Opinions

Retired human services executive, living in Massachusetts near Boston, trying to be a better human being each day than the day before.