I am an American

I AM AN AMERICAN AND…
– I WANT COMMUNITY
– I WANT NATIONAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY
– I WANT RESPECT FOR OTHERS DIFFERENT THAN OURSELVES
– I WANT FREEDOM FROM CULTURAL INSECURITY
– I WANT FREEDOM FROM GREED AS AN ECONOMIC M.O.
– I WANT PEACE!
– I DO NOT WANT EMPIRE! NO AMERICAN EMPIRE!
– I DO NOT WANT RABID-CONSUMERISM
– I DO NOT WANT HYPER-INDIVIDUALISM
– I DO NOT WANT ISOLATION
I am an American, and I do not want the continuation of the propagation of the worst of us at home and abroad. I am a conservative (albeit a progressive one), and I am tired of the bitter rancor, the intentional polarization for the sake of ideology, and a zero-sum mentality. I am a Christian, and I am tired of arrogant fundamentalism (whether from the liberal or conservative perspective).
I am an American, but what am I first?