What's So Great About America by D'Souza

The D'Souza's willingness to demonstrate the greatThousands of immigrants move to America not
value of American freedom brings in roughseeking prosperity but admiring American free
incorrectness in the US history interpretation.society. At the same time d'Souza being of Indian
D'Souza's uses untrue and unaccepted parallel oforigin "seriously takes... the issues" against America
ancient Athens with Sparta and America with Islamistand worries about his daughter's future in this
fundamentalism. He erroneously interprets the slaverycountry. In India children are strictly directed by their
in America by stating that the Civil War was causedparents and parents should not worry about their
by efforts of the North to free Africans in the South.future: they know it. Why can not Denish accept his
Denish thinks that one of the most remarkabledaughter's freedom in choice if he praises American
events in American history was emancipation of blackfreedom? That is the question that Denish does not
slaves in the South. Actually he addresses this biganswer.
achievement to Lincoln politics who wanted to freeThe book is written as a long conversation with
black Africans in order to convey democraticAmericans, vital dialogue with questions, arguments,
principles. Denish does not actually discuss why blackanswers and numerous statements that can not be
slavery appeared in America: was it "blacks" whoanswered or just do not require any answers.
brought "blacks" to America? Slavery being initialD'Souza assesses the American patriotism
economic need for the young country became a"problematic" because total freedom does not accept
political problem. When economical growth demandedany linkages and dependences. Absolutely free
to expand to the South the slavery became asociety does not inquire common direction and,
political question which could be solved by blacktherefore a state unification. Is real patriotism can
emancipation and establishment equal rights for blackexist together with total American freedom?
and white people.American patriotism is really in need now to fight for
D'Souza celebrates lack of religious consciousnessthe state and its citizens' achievements. Fighting
among Americans because religion destroys personaltogether demands total obedience to one common
freedom. He incorrectly interprets jihad as religiousidea in order to unite people and direct them by one
war against infidels until complete victory of Islam,goal. D'Souza seems to indirectly answer this question:
although just a few Muslims are truly thinking so.freedom must be recognized as American nationalism.
Americans have the only religion worth dying - theAmericans should believe deeply in their principles that
freedom. D'Souza focuses American patriotism on thehave become national property. It seems like we
uniqueness of this achievement.should take nationalism as our own religion valued
American people are free to choose their style ofenough to raise Americans for fighting.
life, career, society, culture, religion, education.