And I also remember her telling me when I was a child "you never wish ill on anyone."

Sadly, this is the what has become of partisanship on both sides, but I still say that DKos (those it does have its moments) is more polite on average than FreeRepublic or RedState. Some of their statements are just horrible.

I also don't think that it means feeling ill at ease with being an American. It means that there are real jerks all over the world just as there are alot of really good people in the world as well.

Sometimes, I am such a Pollyanna. :)