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When adult behavior contradicts stated values

I coach little league and want to teach kids about teamwork and fair play but then I watch grown-ups at school board meetings screaming about patriotism and wonder what kind of America I'm preparing them for.

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He's trying to model the values he believes America represents while watching other adults abandon those same values in the name of patriotism.

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“Where Are You with National identity and patriotism examined?”

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