There's "Plastic Paddy's" & I'm doing "Plastic Yankee"...was talking to a teacher from LA a few weeks ago - said she hated the US; Trump etc. ...(imo Trump the PR doesn't define a country/culture)...sadly, she couldn't offer any positives about her community, just hope for pre-Obama, days. I get it, on the surface but Politicians politic - identity, heritage, community, connections...to dissociate completely, from what matters; is never worth it when it comes to living (even in terrible times) - you hang on to the small-things (cause they're NEVER 'small', imho.