Why are Americans who can trace their roots to Ireland

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18. Is this a post of right-wing origin?

???Do you normally call "a red car" "a car of a reddish color."
Hyphenated terms are like any combination of an Adjective and Noun. The most important, core term is second.

So using a term like Irish American is not a sign that one does not value one's American identity. If anything it emphasizes the "American" part. Sure, one could call onesself American, but the other alternative is to call onesself simply"Irish. People constantly ask me if am "Irish" or comment on someone who is "Italian." It seems like these labels should be your beef.

Hyphenated terms suggest that a person is an American with a background which is distinct from the background of other Americans. Is there anything wrong with this? Good for you that you are mix of many different cultures. Does this make you somehow more American than me?

There is no one American, and calls for behaving like a "true American" by pretending that we are all the same is illogical and nonsense. I would expect this on a right-wing blog.Not here.