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To: Enam Luf who wrote (65834)	11/9/2000 12:46:59 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769667

Yes, it does, they have full rights of citizenship. But it is obvious enough that there is a predominant American culture, with variants. Actually, I define "our culture" more comprehensively than many: it embraces most major ethnic groups, for example, who have both assimilated the dominant culture, and enriched it with elements of their ethnic culture. To me, American culture has, for example, important African- American and Jewish strands that make it distinctive from other English speaking nations. Although the influence of Italians and Chinese and Latinos and Poles varies regionally, they have all had elements of their native cultures become parts of the mainstream. To me, America is the first cosmopolitan culture, the most successful experiment in transcending ethnic particularity to form a nation, and thus the model for other nations struggling with such issues........

To: Enam Luf who wrote (65834)	11/9/2000 1:32:25 PM
From: asenna1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

You are correct. The definition of "we" and "our culture" by the likes of Neocon is extremely narrow and based solely on their very tiny view of the world and what "proper" culture is. Culture in this country should not be fixed in some past point in time, as it needs to change and grow as all people of this country change and grow. This is the centerpiece of true openness. The Neocons of the world say "This is the way it was and so, this is the way it should and will be". They can not adjust and be open to "different" people and their different and highly valuable points of view, which make the Neocons very uncomfortable. "That's not what we did yesterday!" they say. "This is the way "we" do things around here. This is what is right and it is The Way." The Neocon wish to live in the past, when "things were simpler and everyone knew their place" and hey, after all, this IS a "Christian Nation". Well, on this point, they are dangerously wrong. This concept is not in the interest of learning and it is not in the best interest of each and every person living in this country. It is only in the interest of those who share the same very narrow view of The Answer. They "want their country back", which has been "stolen" by "different" cultures and "different" people and "different" ideas. This is, at the very minimum, selfish and at it's worst, very dangerous. The challenge to this country is to constantly add the new and different pieces to make a new and even better country. To exclude these valuable pieces and ideas based on one's person's view of what is "correct" is very sad and as I've said, dangerous.