Yeah, my dad's not one of those "live and let live" sorta guys. I mean, he's not a complete jerk, either, but let's just say it would be very difficult for us to get along if we saw each other very often.
Next time you get a message like that, try responding with this:
It's easy to sneak up and attack a bunch of people when they're all looking the same way... that's why it's good for a population to have different viewpoints. America is not weakened by being a multicultural community; it is not undermined by people with different languages, lifestyles and heritages -- America is, in fact, strengthed by these differences because it all contributes to our database of knowledge, and knowledge is power. America is strong because Americans are different.
That was...informative. I think I've come across something like this before. I'm all for national pride, as long as it doesn't include the instant mistrust of anything foreign.
This is definitely not just an American way of thinking, I've heard a good few people on this side of The Pond berating the diverse cultures that the UK holds.
We all have to share this planet, and progress is never going to be made unless we all pretend to like each other :P
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It's easy to sneak up and attack a bunch of people when they're all looking the same way... that's why it's good for a population to have different viewpoints. America is not weakened by being a multicultural community; it is not undermined by people with different languages, lifestyles and heritages -- America is, in fact, strengthed by these differences because it all contributes to our database of knowledge, and knowledge is power. America is strong because Americans are different.
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That was...informative. I think I've come across something like this before. I'm all for national pride, as long as it doesn't include the instant mistrust of anything foreign.
This is definitely not just an American way of thinking, I've heard a good few people on this side of The Pond berating the diverse cultures that the UK holds.
We all have to share this planet, and progress is never going to be made unless we all pretend to like each other :P
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