[rogerthedodger]

THIS WAS THE COMMENT I RESPONDED TO:

The lesson from the 20th Century was the rise of America as the world's sole superpower. Built up so by people from all around the world who decided to be Americans, not hyphenated Americans. You know, the words hated by the left "...one nation under God".

Care to contrast or compare to the current events in Britain? Are the immigrants, legal or otherwise, coming to be British or recreate the shiiteholistan they came from?

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS SAYING? The foundation for superpower status was built long before the 20th Century began. In fact, the predicate was laid when the United States was still a mono-ethnic/Old Immigration country, the myth of the melting pot notwithstanding.

[No Left Turn]

I would say that 90% of the real work in making America was done by 1865.

This was what you said. You later amended your comment to say: The foundation for superpower status was built long before the 20th Century began.

You also said: In fact, the predicate was laid when the United States was still a mono-ethnic/Old Immigration country, the myth of the melting pot notwithstanding.

I agree that the principles that got us where we are were in place before the 20th Century, but most of the work was done in the 20th Century, by assisimilated immigrants and their talents. That will continue well into the current century.