{"id":258692,"date":"2020-07-30T08:18:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=258692"},"modified":"2020-07-30T08:18:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:18:48","slug":"in-praise-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/30\/in-praise-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As much as people tend to be very anti-American and the government, I am for it. Why? I suppose I am one of the few last liberals on the (now) intolerant left who believe in the American Dream, and has deep gratitude for what America, the government, all of my leaders and guides has done for me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" data-attachment-id=\"240638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-1.jpg?fit=394%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"394,590\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443&amp;#215;2000\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A photo of me during my Eagle Scout ceremony. Alameda, California, troop 11. Me at age 18. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A photo of me during my Eagle Scout ceremony. Alameda, California, troop 11. Me at age 18. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-1.jpg?fit=394%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-1.jpg?resize=394%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A photo of me during my Eagle Scout ceremony. Alameda, California, troop 11. Me at age 18. \" data-id=\"240638\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000\/\" class=\"wp-image-240638\"\/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A photo of me during my Eagle Scout ceremony. Alameda, California, troop 11. Me at age 18. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1443\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"240640\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?fit=1443%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1443,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443&amp;#215;2000-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?fit=1443%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?resize=1443%2C2000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"240640\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-240640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?w=1443&amp;ssl=1 1443w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1064&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?resize=1108%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1108w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1419&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-kim-boy-scouts-eagle-scout-korean-newspaper-1443x2000-2.jpg?resize=720%2C998&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as people tend to be very anti-American and the government, I am for it. Why? 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