Joshua, Thanksgiving yesterday was a holiday with its roots in the Pilgrims of New England. The Pilgrims were Puritans. Puritan means 100%!
Puritans came to America to be 100% religious. This quest for purity has found its way into the overall American culture. As a result, we Americans tend to be overly hard on ourselves if we find flaws in our society.
It is the difference between realism and idealism. Americans because of the Puritans tend to be idealists and hard on themselves because of it.
This is why we often overlook the shortcomings of other countries. We are too busy trying to be pure.
This writer believes in statistics. Statistics tell us not everything is going to be 100% all of the time, and we need to not beat up on ourselves if we do not win or get 100% all of the time.
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