Speaking of snotty liberals ... On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:07 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > On Oct 17, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > >> One adverse effect of "multi-culturalism": >> >> <http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/876260--quebec-will-win-battle-for-independence-duceppe-tells-washington> >> >> That in a country more suited to it than, say, countries such as Italy or >> Germany, or even France. > > Are you SERIOUSLY that ignorant of the history of Quebec (or the history of > your own country, for that matter; you might want to look up 'The French and > Indian War') ? > > This isn't a bunch of people who immigrated, then refused to assimilate, this > was French colony that was militarily conquered by the English, whereupon the > descendants of the original French settlers were routinely and deeply > discriminated against until the 50's and 60's. (at least the ones who weren't > simply expelled from the country so the English settlers could take their > property...<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun#History_of_Acadian_ancestors> > ) > >> >> In my not-so-humble-view, a very good model of multiculturalism is Detroit >> in the 40's and 50's. Different ethnicities thrived in different "quarters" >> of the city. The only dominant culture was good old Judeo-Christian >> Americanism. > > The heterosexual white male protestant was boss, and everybody damn well knew > it, and had better toe the line! > >> The old-country cultures flourished as well, but in their own quarters. No >> one was dumb enough to insist that the Greeks of Greektown endure >> encroachment of Italian culture in their neighborhood, or that the French be >> allowed to offend the Poles and dominate the culture in Hamtramck. >> > > "I got nothing against those [niggers, spics, wops, polacks, kikes, etc.] > just so long as they stay in their place." > >> Everyone got along pretty damn good back then, > > So long as you ignore Jim Crow, lynchings, McCarthyism, and rampant and open > discrimination against all but the WASP elite. Schools were segregated, women > had few work opportunities outside of the home. The Army was officially > segregated until 1948, and was only desegregated by executive order by a > 'snotty liberal' president, and only truly integrated until 1951, when the > Army conveniently needed black men to go die for their country. And many of > them came back from an integrated Army to face serious discrimination back > home; this was one impetus for the rapid rise of the Civil Rioghts movement > in the 50's; pissed-off black veterans. > > There were deep societal disaffections rumbling beneath the surface that > erupted full-bore in the 60's, and the only reason there wasn't enormous and > widespread unrest in the 50's was a deeply repressive authoritarian culture, > and that America was widely prosperous: union membership (and the attendant > higher wages and good benefits) was at an all-time high, the GI bill had > enabled millions of men to get college degrees, along with the concomitant > increase in socioeconomic status, and the suburbs were booming, thanks to > government-guaranteed mortgages and government-subsidized road construction. > Making enough money to live well counteracts a lot of discrimination. > > Suburbs that often had deeply engrained redlining and sunset laws in place to > prevent minorities from moving in. The WASP's moved to the 'Burbs and > everyone else got stuck in their ghettos. > >> and we had the best of all cultures. > > If you were a white, heterosexual protestant male, why yes it was. (except > for the As Archie Bunker sang: "Those were the days!" > >> No government or snotty liberals forcing us to live together. > > No, you could rely on the white, heterosexual male power structure to make > sure no [niggers, spics, wops, polacks, kikes, etc.] got a chance to move > into YOUR neighborhood, and if all else failed there was always the anonymous > brick with death threats though the front window, police harassment, or > burning cross on the front lawn. > > Man, I knew there was a deep strain of white supremacy in the modern > conservative ranks, but I didn't realize just how close it was to the > surface. > > You and the rest of the white male heterosexual protestant conservatives are > whimperingly, cringingly, shitting your pants TERRIFIED at becoming a > minority in this country, because you're certain you'll be treated just like > you treated everyone else... > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. 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