Despite what Ann Coulter said, it kind of reinforced the commonality of all Americans. No matter our walk of life, political alignment, ethnic background, or religious slant, we all supported our team. We all chanted. We all watched.
We all gave props to Tim Howard for his gutsy performance against Belgium.
The beauty of it all was that we did so without hesitation, without consideration of whether the person chanting next to us was pro-choice or not, without worrying about the confrontation between creationism and evolution. We did so without the worry about whether or not climate change was real.
For the first time in a long time, it wasn't the 1% versus the 99%. It was the USA against the World.
Maybe it was because we were such huge underdogs, and everyone loves underdogs. Maybe it's because secretly, some part of our evolving national identity loves soccer as much as NFL or baseball. But for some reason, we were all believers. And it's even lasted after we've lost.
We need to hold on to this feeling of unity. Moments like this, where even an embattled President and his supporters and rivals are all on the same page in support of our country, are too precious to allow to pass. And they should happen much more often than every four years.
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