Posted on 02/14/2006 8:38:23 PM PST by presidio9
Not if the melting pot is turned up good and hot. Here in America we do a pretty good job of stripping away the old culture. Just give us two or three generations and the old culture will be pushed aside and forgotten. The melting pot is ruthless but it's one of our strengths, and seems to be an advantage we have over Europe.
India and Japan's psychosises go back millenia. We had nothing to do with it. If we give either the chance, they will gladly walk all over us.
And yet we keep the door wide open!
I mis-read a word in your post....and now I like it....PSYCHOSISSIES
While the post contains some good points - for God's sake ! this is a Russian pointing out what's wrong with Western Civilization.
Please point out when Russia ever had it figured out better than us ?
Russia has always fought WITH U.S. in the end - so if another end is comming --- this article seems to really point out the enemy as, minorities and Islamic Idiocy, not the West.
In WWI deals were cut for the spoils of the Ottoman Empire before the "Great Game" was started. I'd bet there's some positioning going on right now.
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What crap. The West has been "ruthlessly" transforming what peaceful nation that wasn't an enemy of free and civilized societies? If not for the West the tallest building in Africa would be a tree hut, the Soviet Union would still be in brutal control of their border nations and stepping over the dead bodies of everyone who dared object. Third-world nations would be greatly worse off than they are today, and Marxism, facism and mohammedism would be the chief rulers of the earth.
The U.S. has been spreading its wealth, technology, medicine and disaster aid all over this earth for the past 70 years. We have come to the aid of many a free people being oppressed or attacked. We even feed our enemies, like N. Korea.
These Russians are still tasting sour grapes from us overthrowing their real ruthless empire in the Cold War.
I agree. :)
Russia is one of the powers that want to destroy us. The article is written in Pravda, a KPRF controlled newssite.
Part of this is laughable when you know the facts. For example: "Having children has become something like atavism in the West which causes too much discomfort and trouble to people's professional careers and personal development"
A reduced birthrate IS a problem in the west. However, the birthrate in the USA is 2.07 births per couple, whereas Russia's is 1.2... equal to that of Italy and the only other major western nation that has a lower birth rate is Spain at 1.1 births per couple...
Check out this great article on that particular subject:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007760
But then again, Pravda's sophistries are what we have long come to expect from a country that is now ally to Syria, Iran and Cuba, and that is still interested in dealing with the North Koreans. We delude ourselves about Russia if we do not see them for what they really are. Pravda is merely the mouthpiece for the Russian master deceivers.
PSYCHOSISSIES: Sounds like a typical Democrat male.
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Looks like the same Soviet crap I've read before.
Yeah right. Name another place where Russia sides against the Muslims. Not that I am siding with the Chechens, but they are siding with them because they want their land under control. Meanwhile, they are helping Iran acquire nukes.
Every development goes so far and then swings back. Conservatives winning elections is a sign that liberalism finally went too far (gay marriage). We need to be careful that we don't react too much and send the world into a depression. That is why I think Bush warned against isolationism and protectionism in the State of the Union.
Thanks.
Nothing like words of reassurance for this 27 year old.
Yep, but unfortunately the old cultures that brought things like Christianity, morality, modesty and human dignity have been 'Americanized' and turned into legalized sodomy, homosexual marriage, abortion, euthenasia, feminism, liberalism, lewd attire, rampant divorce, pornography and total governmental seperation from God.
Make no mistake about it, islam is God's punishment on every nation that has turned their backs on Him. And as a nation we are as guilty as any other.
As a rule, immigrants preserve their national identity, which gives them a reason to defend their rights and needs.
Again, this guy's analysis is right on the money; look at our situation with the Mexican invasion.(taken care of business using our laws and winning).
This is the snake pit we build and we are getting bit by it at our own game.
Boy, how I hate this Russian guy for been right; Our Western style imposed democracy platform on other foreign nations is (like he said) going to bite us in our Democratic Westernised butt.
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