The Fear of foreigners

[sirs]

A legitimate one by the way

Explain, please?

It used to be people came here to America, to be Americans.  It used to be immigrants went thru whatever legal requirements were mandated in order for them to become Americans, and they were proud of that title.  It used to be immigrants embraced what it was to be American, and saw themsevles as Americans 1st, and whatever country they came from a close 2nd, but that they came here to be American.  I can't count how many stories I heard coming from the mouths of older immigrants from all over the globe, citing precisely that.

That no longer seems to be the case.   One could even argue that its a mindset that's actually discouraged, if not ostracized.  That's the cultural encroachment I and millions of others are noting.

That also in no way supports, advocates or even condones the hyperbolic shock jock garbage you were referring to in your general use of "Right Wing" talk radio.

[_JS]

It used to be people came here to America, to be Americans.

Was that true of the Chinese?

[Plane]

Capitolism is  cultural ?

I had no idea.

I think that if you read what I said once more, you'll see that I said capitalism is not cultural.

I will try to read more carefully .
But why did you bring up capitolism?

[sirs]

It used to be people came here to America, to be Americans.

Was that true of the Chinese?

Those that came here willingly, wanting to become Americans, absolutely.  That wouldn't be true of the slave labor and those forced one way or another to come here to america to work cheap

[Amianthus]

In France there is an adademe devoted to preventing French language from being corrupted by adzorption of English, English needs no such protection nez pah?

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

--James D. Nicoll

[kimba1]

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It used to be people came here to America, to be Americans.

Was that true of the Chinese?
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only to those who we`re allowed
remember till 1965 or 67
chinese we`re not allowed to be citizens of the united states
i think it was called the chinese exclusionary act

[Amianthus]

remember till 1965 or 67
chinese we`re not allowed to be citizens of the united states
i think it was called the chinese exclusionary act

That was repealed in 1943.

[sirs]

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It used to be people came here to America, to be Americans.

Was that true of the Chinese?
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only to those who we`re allowed 
remember till 1965 or 67 chinese we`re not allowed to be citizens of the united states
i think it was called the chinese exclusionary act

No one said America was perfect.  And as Ami has pointed out, was repealed back in the 40's. 

[kimba1]

but strangely it wasn`t til 20 years later any large scale immigration started for the chinese.
which is probly why i got 1965 as the date