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Our cultural traditions are being changed, replaced, or destroyed by those who will not assimilate...
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Our cultural traditions are indeed changing, as they have done since the country was founded. I am curious why you draw a link between the cultural change and immigrants which 'will not assimilate'. (Please correct me if my paraphrase was innacurate and you meant something else by 'those who will not assimilate'.
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It is now ''progresssive'' to attack corporations and the wealthy because it is not fair that one man should profit more than another.
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I am curious where you got this? And who is holding the position that all men should 'profit' by the same amount? I have not heard of that position with regard to our society.
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Our educational system is in disarray, and we dare not say why.
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I agree with the sentiment of the first part, but am curious why you feel 'we dare not say why'? I've said so a number of times in threads on this very forum.
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Politcal correctess forbids merit and constructive criticism.
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Forbids who? In my last job I both received and gave quite a bit of constructive criticism. Both the receiving and giving were benificial in helping the recipient improve themselves. Just where is merit and constructive criticism forbidden?
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I completely agree with this. It is a travesty and we should be working hard to increase our ratings and competitiveness in the world.
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Are we now going to surrender our previous pre-eminence in technology, medicine, electronics, automobiles, and science? Will we quickly become a second rate country? If we continue to welcome all comers into our country without emphasizing taking in the best of the best, we will end up as the worst of the worst.
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Again, I completely agree with the concern in the first part of your statement. I fail to see any connection to the second part. How does welcoming immigrants translate to failure of our national education in comparison to the world?
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Have we lost our admiration for education, ambition, merit and hard work? Are we proud of a government that is run as a petty fiefdom with minimal oversight and little fiscal responsibility?
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I hope not. But you seem to again link this to immigration. Why?
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What are the advantages of multiculturalism and multi-ethnicity? Are the incoming cultures superior to ours?
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I am a person that believes that a society gains strength from the addition of other viewpoints.
I also believe that while the other culture may not be superior to ours in all ways, that we can certainly learn from the good aspects. The Pope I am sure would commend the strong Catholic background of Latin Americans and would encourage the culture of the US to adopt that stronger Catholic tendancies.
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Should we adopt the economic and cultural systems of those who flood our shores?
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Sure, if they are better than ours. If they are not, then I would say we shouldn't.
