American Symbols
American symbols represent the heart and soul of American culture. One of our country’s most common symbols is the bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty. There are symbols that represent segments of American culture and life. For example, if you’re a southerner, the Confederate flag might be an American symbol for you. But if you are an African American you most likely find the Confederate flag to be deeply insulting. It’s important to keep symbolism in perspective. The symbols of America are just that: symbols. The only thing that gives them real power is our belief in them, and we can never let that belief become more important than our ties to each other. With the right purpose, national symbols can be quite beneficial increasing the ties between each citizen. But symbols with separatist views, even the most beneficent of American symbols can be an invite to discord and tyranny.
Take that most well known of American symbols: the Statue of Liberty. This symbol of American freedom, given to us from the French, from whose philosophers are modern ideas of freedom come from, stands proudly at one of the greatest entry ways for immigrants in the world: New York Harbor.
Native American symbols are something different all together. While the flag, the bald eagle, and lady liberty symbolize our country culture, Native American symbols have come to symbolize our country’s spiritual past. Native American symbols have been used to represent all kinds of neo-pagan religious revivals, becoming symbols not just of the peoples that used them, but also of modern religious movements. Whatever the use of these Native American symbols, it is interesting to see how an ancient idea can be reincarnated and integrated into our modern culture.
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