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One_Life_To_Give Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-24-11 02:57 PM
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52. Individualism
Buffalo Bill, Davey Crocket, Danial Boon, Jeremiah Johnson, etc. So many of our cultural folk hero's are "Rugged Individuals". We idolized the Fronteirsman. Combined with many of our cities and towns being fairly new. Having only hired their first police officer within the last 50 years. Neighbors until recently being more than a shout away for large segements of the population. And you have a culture of people who are accustomed and desirous of having to do things by and for themselves.

Can you imagine the Lone Ranger hiring a Posse?
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