Sweet land of… conformity? Americans aren’t the rugged individuals we think we are
By Claude Fischer | Wednesday, April 9, 2010 | The Boston Globe
“…The idea that personal liberty defines America is deeply rooted, and shared across the political spectrum. The lifestyle radicals of the ’60s saw themselves as heirs to this American tradition of self-expression; today, it energizes the Tea Party movement, marching to defend individual liberty from the smothering grasp of European-style collectivism….”…NS
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/06/06/sweet_land_of_conformity?mode=PF
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