I am not proud to be an American. "But, Corinne, you live in the greatest country on earth." "The United States is the only true free country." "Your brother is in the army, how can you say such a disrespectful thing?" Let me back up. If we quickly skim the history of the United States of America, we'll be staring at the history of a nation of violence. Originally, Protestants risked their lives and their children's lives to escape the Church of England and search for a better and more free way of living in the New World. The land was occupied by Native American Indians but largely uninhabited, and there was certainly enough room for both people groups to coexist peacefully. The migration of human beings from one location to another because of different push and pull factors (thanks, sophomore year AP Human Geography) has been happening since the beginning of time, so this was not a new concept. Fast forward some years, and you...