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"Juan usually makes a good soldier."

Of that I have no doubt whatsoever. But I was replying to quite another question, which was: "When will we be united again and start singing "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again, Hurrah"?

My point wasn't that Juan, Guptah, Mfumbe, Chen and Kareem aren't great soldiers, it was just to illustrate that it will be impossible for America to feel as united as we once were, back when for most Americans "Johnny" was their son, their brother, their husband, or their neighbor. I simply do not believe that all this radical diversity of philosophy, culture, religious beliefs, politics and heritage is conducive to national unity. For true unity people of a nation need more in common with each other than standing on the same dirt. The truth is that it would make me happy to be wrong in this belief, but I see unity and patriotism on the wane. My prayer is that a deep Christian faith will return again, from sea to shining sea. I believe that faith is what used to unite us, and the anti-Christian forces out there are what's dividing us.

Excellent post, TheCrusader, and I agree with you. The unvarnished truth is that human beings are by nature tribal -- we innately prefer our own kind, those that we feel a kinship with. By and large, people are more willing to sacrifice, fight and even die for those they feel some sort of kinship with.

The two great unifers and dividers are blood and God. Unfortunately, we are growing more and more diverse, with neither blood nor God to bind us. IMO, the only thing that is holding America together is the desire to make a great deal of money so as to buy a great many things. If we ever get into another Depression, this frail bond will snap and only God knows what will happen.

Diversity is not a source of strength. It's actually unnatural.