Leland wrote:
>We are all humans, very much alike both emotionally and physically.
If this is true, and I believe it is, why is it some groups of people look to
other groups of people to solve their problems. It would appear to be culture,
not that one group of people are better than others, but that some cultures
work better than others, wouldn't you say?
Which then brings up the 'virtue' of 'multi-culturalism', which seeks to inject
aspects of less operational cultures into others to gain what could be called a
free ride. People who want to come to the US legally are more than welcome,
but they need to remember they are coming to a place not their own and they
have no right to expect everyone to adjust to their liking. If they like the
old culture better, that is where they should stay. If they want to come to
become part of the existing culture... come on in!
This is not to say they should all emulate WASPs. Tonight I had an enjoyable
evening in a Mexican restaurant... good food and good music. The only downer
was a waitress who did not understand enough English to even take the food
order. Gimme a break! If I were in Mexico, I would expect to have to deal at
least some in Spanish, but not in Richmond VA! I go to Indian restaurants and
they speak better English than I do.
It is good to have a sense of place. When I was in Holland a few years ago,
there was a distinctly Dutch culture, likewise when I was in Bermuda, the
English culture and Mexico the Mexican culture. Everyone thinks this is OK.
However when I ask to have a distinctly American culture, I am called a closed
minded bigot by those too foolish to recognize that this American culture came
to be over many years and has pulled elements from many cultures.
It is interesting that people who are most likely to believe in 'natural
selection' are the ones least likely to want to see it in action and seek all
sorts of artificial protections for failing segments of society.
--
Larry Miller
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