Agreed.
But you think you have "unfair" advantage of having known the American society first hand
And
many Indians are just being patriotic while they may not know the finer aspects of American law.
I say this because I see similar upsurge in patriotism in Pakistan too.
Just thinking aloud.
As I expected, only you could have caught it, and I admire you for that! Not many display such acute observation that is a sign of a hardworking mind.
And yes, you may say I have an unfair advantage. But not because I visit the States often. Rather, because I have lived in South India, where people are dark and it is rare to see such discrimination. I am dark too. And then I have lived in North India as well. From Bihar to Pakistan border, the attitude toward dark color has been shocking to me.
So, had I lived all my life in North India, I would have taken this attitude as the norm. The dark color, which is actually considered a sign of virility in men, is considered inferior in North India.
Now, about the surge in patriotism - It is an enduring struggle for identity, because when you have no money, no other resources, then your identity is what you are left to fight for. Like they say, when the poor man has nothing, he has pride. Same happens in Pakistan. Why else,
the rich live in palaces and provide best education to their offsprings, while the financially and intellectually poor go and take the bullet for some 'made up' cause.
This is the reason that the people who do have resources, are not bound by boundaries or nationalities or patriotism or nationalism.
It will be some time before the people in this region have enough resources to understand the true values of morals and principles. Until then, we will keep witnessing similar phenomena every now and then.
