The "American" Thing to Do?

Although I can not recall its name, I found the video today to be somewhat paradoxical, both interesting and captivating, as well as difficult to watch. The fact that a man could take another mans life based on a his ludicrous suspicion of him being a terrorist and all the while believe that he is being a "good American" and a "patriot" is somewhat sickening. How does a person such as Frank Roque get it in his head that murdering an innocent person can in anyway be considered the "American" thing to do? Shouldn't the "American" thing to do be loving people and dedicating ourselves to solving existing problems not exacerbating them? What kind of message is being sent to people in order to produce mindsets such as this? I don't think I can answer this but it makes me wonder if we as Americans are falling prey to extreme nationalism. By this I mean that perhaps people are putting their identity as an American before their identity of being human. If you first identify yourself as an American it becomes easier to think everyone who is not is in some way lesser than you. However, if you start with being human than automatically every other human is on your level, not better or worse. When we focus on the differences between us and other people such as nationalities, looks, and religions, that is when evils such as war and genocides become possible. I agree that the U.S. is an amazing country and it has been the catalyst of a lot of good but the simple fact that I was born here does not in any way, shape, or form make me a more superior human being. If we all start at this one commonality of being human I believe it could have some profound effects. Now, I know some of this is a bit drastic but I really do think that as an American it is very easy to gain this sort of nationalistic arrogance and it needs to be something we are aware of.