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Its the only society, that integrated large scale the best of other cultures, leaving behind some of the worst in all cultures. Japanese culture, Indian culture

Its the only society, that integrated large scale the best of other cultures, leaving behind some of the worst in all cultures. Japanese culture, Indian culture, european cultures it all went into the melting pot and was accepted, aprreciated and cheered on. That happened nowhere else on that scale, except as a remimport from america, and its very insulting to insinunuate that the rejected cultural pieces were rejected out of racism. The truth is, lots of other cultures have horrible bits and pieces, that were washed out of the blending for a very good reason. This very debate, would never be had, in a majority of countries around the globe. Which makes it all the more incredible, that the "host" operating system culture of the melting pot is attacked and a attempt is made to "regulate" cultural blending. Its a majority vote system, without a need for regulation. The good thing goes in ("Yoga" as a sport, meditation system), the bad stays out (insane cults, backwards religous practices that are abanduned in all religions). Nobody needed to facilitate or control that, but a sparse, neutral stove and a pot. The people vote, with there feet, there wallets and there actions. Unemployed commisars, race-warriors and revolutionarys are free to form a line for unemployment checks.

krapp 4y ago
European cultures (if we're talking about the US) were never, and still aren't, accepted by indigenous people, much less cheered on. Africans were brought over as slaves and had all connections to their heritage and culture removed, Asians were harassed, sterotyped and made an underclass. Many immigrants had to change their names to "Americanized" versions at Ellis Island, especially Jews. Yes, a lot of progress has been made in regards to cultural integration in the US, but that progress has been due to attempts to "regulate" cultural blending, rather than in spite of it. The US has had to be forced time and again - often with persistent struggle and at times violence - to live up to its stated ideals. Even today, the most prominent political movement across the US and Europe is explicitly Eurocentric and xenophobic, seeing immigration as a threat to cultural integrity and civil society and multicultural and multiracial integration is at best harmful, at worst impossible.
- rayiner 4y ago
  Are you American? As a foreigner it seems to me that america is incredibly culturally integrated and open compared to virtually anywhere else. People in my home country wouldn’t put up with a fraction of what Americans put up with.
  - philistine 4y ago
    There’s a difference between the situation on the street so to speak, and the hoarding of power at the political level.
    - rayiner 4y ago
      What “hoarding of power?” Sonia Ghandi, who moved to India at 18, was president of India’s biggest political party for 30 years, but was never able to run for Prime Minister because she was born in Italy. Meanwhile the daughter of an Indian is vice president in the US. The US has got to be one of the few countries in the world where the country’s founding people no longer hold a majority of the political power.
      - philistine 4y ago
        Your one example is terrible, because the US would have prevented Sonia Ghandi from being President too for not being born in the country. Harris was born in the US. If you believe the anglo-saxon majority no longer holds the majority of the political power in the US, ouf.
        rayiner 4y ago
        Anglo Saxons are distinctly a minority in the US, both in population and power. The last two Presidents had primarily German (Trump) and Irish ancestry (Biden). The House speaker has Italian ancestry, while the Senate majority leader is Jewish. On the Supreme Court there is a single Anglo Saxon.
- TeeMassive 4y ago

krapp 4y ago

European cultures (if we're talking about the US) were never, and still aren't, accepted by indigenous people, much less cheered on. Africans were brought over as slaves and had all connections to their heritage and culture removed, Asians were harassed, sterotyped and made an underclass. Many immigrants had to change their names to "Americanized" versions at Ellis Island, especially Jews. Yes, a lot of progress has been made in regards to cultural integration in the US, but that progress has been due to attempts to "regulate" cultural blending, rather than in spite of it. The US has had to be forced time and again - often with persistent struggle and at times violence - to live up to its stated ideals. Even today, the most prominent political movement across the US and Europe is explicitly Eurocentric and xenophobic, seeing immigration as a threat to cultural integrity and civil society and multicultural and multiracial integration is at best harmful, at worst impossible.

rayiner 4y ago
Are you American? As a foreigner it seems to me that america is incredibly culturally integrated and open compared to virtually anywhere else. People in my home country wouldn’t put up with a fraction of what Americans put up with.
- philistine 4y ago
  There’s a difference between the situation on the street so to speak, and the hoarding of power at the political level.
  - rayiner 4y ago
    What “hoarding of power?” Sonia Ghandi, who moved to India at 18, was president of India’s biggest political party for 30 years, but was never able to run for Prime Minister because she was born in Italy. Meanwhile the daughter of an Indian is vice president in the US. The US has got to be one of the few countries in the world where the country’s founding people no longer hold a majority of the political power.
    - philistine 4y ago
      Your one example is terrible, because the US would have prevented Sonia Ghandi from being President too for not being born in the country. Harris was born in the US. If you believe the anglo-saxon majority no longer holds the majority of the political power in the US, ouf.
      - rayiner 4y ago
        Anglo Saxons are distinctly a minority in the US, both in population and power. The last two Presidents had primarily German (Trump) and Irish ancestry (Biden). The House speaker has Italian ancestry, while the Senate majority leader is Jewish. On the Supreme Court there is a single Anglo Saxon.
TeeMassive 4y ago