Let’s hope this trite commentary on Thanksgiving by Duke Chronicle columnist Amey Adkins isn’t reflective of most students. It seems some college students think bashing America proves they’re critical thinkers on the cutting edge of intellectual thought. What it really shows is their immaturity. Of course this country isn’t proud of everything in its history. No country is. But if America today is such a terrible place, then why do so many people want to come here?