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Interesting article. I have my reservations about the necessity to create a common cultural "vocabulary"; the exercise seems forced, and it's impossible for any author to divine out how much of which cultural influences should make up this vocabulary. How African, Mexican, German, or English should we make our "shared culture"? Taken seriously as a call to action, the entire exercise seems ridiculous. Nonetheless, it's a good starting point from which to discuss the commonalities of our national identity. With all of that said, what would you put on such a list?