A lot of us are past that. We've instead asked ourselves "What is America?". Some decide it's defined by history, and others decide it's defined by dreams of the future. Objectively, America has been an intensely racist and sexist country, historically. To me, the real question is, "Was it reasonable?".
Inclusion was never an American ideal, we were just anti-aristocrat. Mobility was a natural restriction on immigration, and as mobility increased, multi-cultural resentment rose alongside it, with policy tempered by pragmatism. Americans were sick of potato niggers by the time of the civil war, but the Union needed bodies, for example.
amrica isn't X. three magic questions to disprove such arguments.
compared to what?
at what price?
do you have any proof?
Thomas Sowell quote. Great thinker.
A lot of us are past that. We've instead asked ourselves "What is America?". Some decide it's defined by history, and others decide it's defined by dreams of the future. Objectively, America has been an intensely racist and sexist country, historically. To me, the real question is, "Was it reasonable?".
See even that is dependent on whom you ask, and if it comes to the left, they have no issue flip flopping between two ideas based on the situation.
In one instance, America is based on racism, sexism, slavery, etc. The worst.
In another instance, America is based on multiculturalism, immigration, inclusion, etc and has always been so until evil Trump happened.
Inclusion was never an American ideal, we were just anti-aristocrat. Mobility was a natural restriction on immigration, and as mobility increased, multi-cultural resentment rose alongside it, with policy tempered by pragmatism. Americans were sick of potato niggers by the time of the civil war, but the Union needed bodies, for example.
Compared to clown world