Is America too diverse to be successful in the future?
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Dallas' 4 Eva
Superstar
I think as a nation the fact we don't force anyone to assimilate into the culture here, but allow them to continue to do their own thing is going to come back to bite this country in the ass.
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Dallas' 4 Eva
Superstar
People who immigrate here for the most part don't think of themselves as Americans. Chinese people still look out for chinese people, Mexicans look out for Mexicans, Ethiopians look out for Ethiopians. I look at all the cultural and religious divides here in this country and I don't see a melting pot, I see a powder keg that is waiting to explode.
Raphaello
All Star
Nope I think the opposite. Because of this diversity we'll perpetually be stuck in a hypercompetitive capitalist society which is good for aggregate wealth but horrible for average wealth.
Henri Christophe
Son Of Afrika
Most children of immigrants have very little connection to their homeland, most cant really speak their native language, most have never visited their homeland, most of them have zero plans to ever go back and contribute to their homelands.
Most children of immigrants assimilate into American culture.
After a few generations - these people will just be "Americans"
Most children of immigrants assimilate into American culture.
After a few generations - these people will just be "Americans"
skokiaan
African original
Country built by immigrants will always be what it is unless those same immigrants divert from who they are and try adopt the same laws and policies that made them leave their original homelands in the new land.
Many years ago unlike in europe where gvt buildings were guarded from the public..in america it was considered democratic everyone was free to visit the White House.
TLRD: thru greed and hate..eventually the beast will only eats itself
Many years ago unlike in europe where gvt buildings were guarded from the public..in america it was considered democratic everyone was free to visit the White House.
TLRD: thru greed and hate..eventually the beast will only eats itself
AyBrehHam Linkin
First Black Brehsident
Ancient Egypt
Rome
Byzantine
Mongol
All where successful empires and all were diverse
All lasted longer. None forced assimilation.
Plenty other examples too. This thread just more far right babble.
Gritsngravy
Superstar
Diversity isn’t the problem, the problem is you still got 80 year old white people hoarding spots
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
Diversity isn't the problem and it's arguably a top 5 reason the country became what it became. The problem with diversity is that if enough people stop believing in the potential of the country and look at it as a quick lick to siphon revenue out of the country, it can become a weakness, because there's no incentive to preserve the nation.
The closest parallel is obviously the Roman empire. While they were diverse, internal conflict lead to 100 years of political strife; crisis of the third century, year with 5 emporors. Eventually the empire was too big to maintain politically and people had their own agendas that weren't in line with preservation of the empire; see the absurdity of the tetrarchy. Each side had their own loyalties and militaries and eventually the regional tribes looked at the empire as a quick lick to make some money and didn't care about preserving the empire.
We are creeping towards that. Corporations off-shoring jobs and revenue, foreign nationals buying property in mass, backwards ass immigration policy that doesn't incentivize anyone to stay or build here, and unwillingness to work together politically. Country isn't going to fall anytime soon, but by the second half of the century we could be in some trouble.
The closest parallel is obviously the Roman empire. While they were diverse, internal conflict lead to 100 years of political strife; crisis of the third century, year with 5 emporors. Eventually the empire was too big to maintain politically and people had their own agendas that weren't in line with preservation of the empire; see the absurdity of the tetrarchy. Each side had their own loyalties and militaries and eventually the regional tribes looked at the empire as a quick lick to make some money and didn't care about preserving the empire.
We are creeping towards that. Corporations off-shoring jobs and revenue, foreign nationals buying property in mass, backwards ass immigration policy that doesn't incentivize anyone to stay or build here, and unwillingness to work together politically. Country isn't going to fall anytime soon, but by the second half of the century we could be in some trouble.
I think this country clearly needs to forge a new national identity so that the American public can rally behind a common ideals of how this country should be shaped as we continue into the 21st century.
This country needs a momentary break from engaging in costly foreign military intervention, and instead focus on the festering domestic issues that have brought down the standard of living for most citizens. The fact that we couldn't pass an infrastructure bill is truly disheartening though.
This country needs a momentary break from engaging in costly foreign military intervention, and instead focus on the festering domestic issues that have brought down the standard of living for most citizens. The fact that we couldn't pass an infrastructure bill is truly disheartening though.