During the first large immigration to the USA in the 1920's and 1930's after WW1 there was the concept held of the melting pot. People assimilated, learned English, and the the motto E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. That is being lost in the migrations after the 1960's. People continue to fly their own flags, speak their own languages, uphold and maintain their own cultures. What do we get.... Babylon. Diversity is not our strength but a fast walk to divisiveness.
It is nonsense to say that America doesn't have a culture and an ignorance of American history.
Stacy, I think “American culture” refers to the common desire of people who emigrate to our country to preserve their rich cultural heritage while they pursue freedom of speech, thought, right to assemble, etc., and their highest aspirations and goals, rights which are available to every American.
Incorrect. There is a historically correct definition for American culture, that existed for over 200 years or so. Its only in the last few years that radical leftists who despise America have tried to gaslight us and say there's no such thing as this. As usual, you are wrong.
This Mason person is wrong again. American government, not culture, comes straight out of Aristotle's treatise called "The Politics", in a section of the treatise sub-entitled HOW TO DRAFT a Constitution. And the leading American scholar on Aristotle, at the time of The Declaration of Independence, was a fellow named Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He was the only signer who named his location in the, then, English colonies, so that, in his words --- "They cannot mistake me now."
Both the stated location and his reason for giving that location was in response to the assertions of two "wags" who said, respectively, when he signed:- "There goes millions." (given how rich he and his relatives were). VS. "Not so. There are many different men with the name Charles Carrol throughout all the colonies."
Aristotle, himself, didn't think that any form of government over about 50 thousand citizens would ever survive for any length of time. That was because in greater sizes than his alleged limit on the size of a "Polis" [political community; City State], the character of that "State's" legislators would not be known by either direct acquaintance or reliable 2nd hand "word of mouth". Thus, inevitably (it seemed to Aristotle), people with bad characters would begin to make bad laws (to benefit themselves and their friends alone) resulting in class warfare and the dissolution of the/a Polis.
What Aristotle could not know and did not know at the time he wrote his logic treatises was that a very large number of individuals would learn those treatises and, hence, be able to easily determine lies from truth and to distinguish rhetoric (by which masses are swayed) from logic, thereby being able to discern the characters of politicians by simply noticing their words and their actions without personally knowing the politicians or getting 2nd hand reliable information on their characters from their own reliable friends. All that was required was that they have a free and relatively objective press to accurately report the words and the actions of so-called political "elites". America got those things in addition to the poor and huddled masses of Europe who came to America and got both a lot richer and even more smart than rich in most cases --- a huge middle class.
That phenomenon [of logic and rational governments] had, of course, previously resulted in the huge size of Alexander's short lived Hellenistic Empire, followed by the Roman Republic [with its 12 Tables of Law] and then the growth of large European Nations after Rome fell. That is why America became a melting pot, just like ancient Rome became a similar melting pot. It is a phenomenon of rational law, made by rational law makers, which is equitably applied and enforced by rational people.
Take away the reason --- and everything will collapse, just as it did at Rome. "Bye ... Bye ... Miss American pie ... " [a prophetic song by a Rock 'n Roller] as recalled by a snoozing, rather than "woke", old guy.
What American culture? The USAs culture is a mixture of every country from around the world all mixed together.
During the first large immigration to the USA in the 1920's and 1930's after WW1 there was the concept held of the melting pot. People assimilated, learned English, and the the motto E Pluribus Unum, out of many one. That is being lost in the migrations after the 1960's. People continue to fly their own flags, speak their own languages, uphold and maintain their own cultures. What do we get.... Babylon. Diversity is not our strength but a fast walk to divisiveness.
It is nonsense to say that America doesn't have a culture and an ignorance of American history.
So perhaps the big question is how to restore a melting pot approach?
Stacy, I think “American culture” refers to the common desire of people who emigrate to our country to preserve their rich cultural heritage while they pursue freedom of speech, thought, right to assemble, etc., and their highest aspirations and goals, rights which are available to every American.
Why don’t you stop SHOUTING? Don’t curse the darkness light a candle!
Incorrect. There is a historically correct definition for American culture, that existed for over 200 years or so. Its only in the last few years that radical leftists who despise America have tried to gaslight us and say there's no such thing as this. As usual, you are wrong.
There you go again!
This Mason person is wrong again. American government, not culture, comes straight out of Aristotle's treatise called "The Politics", in a section of the treatise sub-entitled HOW TO DRAFT a Constitution. And the leading American scholar on Aristotle, at the time of The Declaration of Independence, was a fellow named Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He was the only signer who named his location in the, then, English colonies, so that, in his words --- "They cannot mistake me now."
Both the stated location and his reason for giving that location was in response to the assertions of two "wags" who said, respectively, when he signed:- "There goes millions." (given how rich he and his relatives were). VS. "Not so. There are many different men with the name Charles Carrol throughout all the colonies."
Aristotle, himself, didn't think that any form of government over about 50 thousand citizens would ever survive for any length of time. That was because in greater sizes than his alleged limit on the size of a "Polis" [political community; City State], the character of that "State's" legislators would not be known by either direct acquaintance or reliable 2nd hand "word of mouth". Thus, inevitably (it seemed to Aristotle), people with bad characters would begin to make bad laws (to benefit themselves and their friends alone) resulting in class warfare and the dissolution of the/a Polis.
What Aristotle could not know and did not know at the time he wrote his logic treatises was that a very large number of individuals would learn those treatises and, hence, be able to easily determine lies from truth and to distinguish rhetoric (by which masses are swayed) from logic, thereby being able to discern the characters of politicians by simply noticing their words and their actions without personally knowing the politicians or getting 2nd hand reliable information on their characters from their own reliable friends. All that was required was that they have a free and relatively objective press to accurately report the words and the actions of so-called political "elites". America got those things in addition to the poor and huddled masses of Europe who came to America and got both a lot richer and even more smart than rich in most cases --- a huge middle class.
That phenomenon [of logic and rational governments] had, of course, previously resulted in the huge size of Alexander's short lived Hellenistic Empire, followed by the Roman Republic [with its 12 Tables of Law] and then the growth of large European Nations after Rome fell. That is why America became a melting pot, just like ancient Rome became a similar melting pot. It is a phenomenon of rational law, made by rational law makers, which is equitably applied and enforced by rational people.
Take away the reason --- and everything will collapse, just as it did at Rome. "Bye ... Bye ... Miss American pie ... " [a prophetic song by a Rock 'n Roller] as recalled by a snoozing, rather than "woke", old guy.