Posted on 01/01/2008 4:29:47 PM PST by LowCountryJoe
complaisance
An interesting tact to take. So why not just allow more immigrants to come here legally?
For the last 40 years, we have been tinkering with our culture in unprecedented ways, some good (free flow of information), but mostly not (decline of religion, worshiping of gay rights, extreme materialism, etc). The problem I have with the current wave of immigrants is twofold. First, their being here requires a suspension of the rule of law—which has a corrosive effect on our society. Second, they are not being assimilated in the same way many European nationalilies were. Thanks to politicial correctness, we are no longer a melting pot. Again, the ultimate effect of all these is still TBD, but the problem it is all happening too fast and without debate. I suspect that 100 years from now, the US will become a balkanized country as a result.
Great points! And you wrote them without going all insane or resorting to personal attacks. You did this will remaining rational...that’s very rare for when this topic is broached!
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