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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (53068)7/16/2002 2:51:22 PM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I think the single most important American tradition, the one thing that really defines us as a people and as country different from the rest, is that we are immigrants: we are (directly or through descendants) from someplace else, often someplace that expelled us or didn't value us due to religious or ethnic or other biases. Much of our culture and tradition has evolved in reaction to that, and while not all groups have assimilated perfectly, the assimilation of outside groups here is often better than in most other countries.

When we start defining a "tradition" which is not inclusive of the wishes and beliefs of relative newcomers to our country, I think we end up losing the American tradition that matters the most to me.
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