More symptoms of insanity on the American right

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In yesterday's American Thinker, a man with the Italian name of Bonelli wrote the following, extremely offensive statement:

The United States is different from most other countries in many ways. One unique aspect of our country is that our elected officials, officers of the court, and the military, all pledge their allegiance to the Constitution and not to an office, individual or party. This assures continuity of the ideals set forth by the founders.

As an Italian citizen, I have personally sworn to defend the Constitution of my country when I served in the Italian army. The presumption involved in this ignorant display of insular arrogance is an insult to every constitutional government in the world.

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Re: The cultural exception argument

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And to further dispel you of this false impression, I will tell you all that while living in France, I enjoyed very good healthcare (albeit limited, as I was healthy the whole time, and only had a routine physical to get my visa), as did my American companions.

*That being said, I can say the same with respect to my experience with healthcare in the United States. Which is why I would not use my personal experience in either country, nor anecdotes from anyone else, to draw general conclusions.