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This makes for a strong, unified country. Like it used to be. You didn't dare act unamerican 20, 30+ years ago! You learned the language, and culture, and acted right!
Do tell...what does "unamerican" mean, exactly?
Is eating ethnic food "unamerican"? Listening to different kinds of music? Attending a non-Christian religious ceremony? Is not caring about Football (or liking some other sport) "unamerican"?
You are aware that "American" is an amalgamation of a multitude of cultures from all over the world, yes?
We sure love Pizza - but we didn't invent it. It has become part of the current "American Zeitgeist", but it wasn't always. Should we have damned these Italian immigrants and forced them to "assimilate"? Or was it OK just in that one instance? And if that was OK for those particular people, why do you think people entering our country today should be held to a different standard?
These assimilation issues resolve with time. Spend time in a place that has a lot of immigrants, or descendants of recent immigrants (e.g. California). Second, third, fourth (etc.) generation Americans are as "American" as they come. Maybe their parents also speak a different language better than English (ahem...American!!!), but they are just as American as you and me.
Nothing is unique about this period of time - these kind of issues have existed for as long as we have been letting in people from other parts of the world.
Is eating ethnic food "unamerican"? Listening to different kinds of music? Attending a non-Christian religious ceremony?
You are aware that "American" is an amalgamation of a multitude of cultures from all over the world, yes? We sure love Pizza - but we didn't invent it. It has become part of the current "American Zeitgeist", but it wasn't always. Should we have damned these Italian immigrants and forced them to "assimilate"? Or was it OK just in that one instance? And if that was OK for those particular people, why are you thinking people entering our country now should be held to a different standard?
These assimilation issues resolve with time. Spend time in a place that has a lot of immigrants, or descendants of recent immigrants. Second, third, fourth (etc.) generation Americans are as "American" as they come. Maybe their parents also speak a different language better than English (ahem...American!!!), but they are just as American as you and me.
Nothing is unique about this period of time - these kind of issues have existed for as long as we have been letting in people from other parts of the world.
There are un-American values in some cultures. For examples: women are less than men and aren't allowed the same rights as men, certain people are a lower caste of human by virtue of birth, practice the State sanctioned religion or be imprisoned or worse.
There are un-American values in some cultures. For examples: women are less than men and aren't allowed the same rights as men, certain people are a lower caste by virtue of birth, practice the State sanctioned religion or be imprisoned or worse.
And we have laws to take care of people violating these core principles. It seems like we don't really need to "do" anything.
There are un-American values in some cultures. For examples: women are less than men and aren't allowed the same rights as men, certain people are a lower caste of human by virtue of birth, practice the State sanctioned religion or be imprisoned or worse.
So I guess the people who run Fox News and some bro-culture techie companies like Uber are un-American.
And the white supremacists who harass people of color and Muslims are un-American.
This makes for a strong, unified country. Like it used to be. You didn't dare act unamerican 20, 30+ years ago! You learned the language, and culture, and acted right!
What's "unamerican" and what exactly is the "culture"? Please explain.
There are un-American values in some cultures. For examples: women are less than men and aren't allowed the same rights as men, certain people are a lower caste of human by virtue of birth, practice the State sanctioned religion or be imprisoned or worse.
where does this happen in the U.S. when you can stop by and say "HEY !!! That's unamerican!!!"
This makes for a strong, unified country. Like it used to be. You didn't dare act unamerican 20, 30+ years ago! You learned the language, and culture, and acted right!
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Originally Posted by phma
Immigrants should be forced to assimilate
Immigrants should want to assimilate or be forced out.
American culture includes several unique basic components: personal freedom, equality, hard work, personal responsibility, etc. A coal miner from Appalachia and an UWS New Yorker fought side by side in WWII. These Americans had everything important in common.
American culture isn't hot dogs or football. Americans have many expressions in our diverse population of individual traditions and beliefs. Our American cultural is our shared values.
The above is absolutely 100% correct.
It's also 100% irrelevant.
Because of all the subcultures that have evolved in America they all have one thing in common......love of country, being an American first and not a hyphenated American.
The fact is there are certain cultures and traditions in the world that are not compatible with living life as an American.
And there is a certain mindset in the progressive left that intentionally downplays the importance of loving your country, regardless of your ethnicity and American subculture.
Many cultures make up America.
But not all cultures are capable of melting into the melting pot......nor should they.
At least the immigrants work hard and seek to better themselves through higher education ... unlike the whiny Trump supporters waiting for their coal mines and widget factories to reopen.
In Maricopa County Arizona 30 % of the inmates in the jail are illegals. Not assimilating too well are they?
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