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"I am so ashamed to be an American", is not a comment that I see frequently, if at all. Perhaps you are in need of a forum cleanse?! As for the "puritan" foundation of our nation, sure it lays the groundwork for many of our most noble virtues but it is not the sole bedrock on which we are found. Not too long after our founding, the notion of "manifest destiny" crept in and has yet to leave. The idea that we have a sort of "eminent domain" over all things "un-American" is where this concept has taken us and currently holds root. It is in the vein of "manifest destiny" that organizations such as the ones noted in the post find refuge and sympathy. It is a mistake to paint the U.S as a nation to be ashamed of but imo, it is a greater mistake to confuse the reporting of an organizations financing with "dumping on America".