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| quote: | Originally posted by HardTranceProd
So now you're turning upside-down all these American ideals that Americans like to believe in. See, you can't have your cake and eat it too. If you wish to tout the diversity-statue-of-liberty land-of-immigrants card, you must renounce the belief that America is essentially an Anglo Puritan country.
By the way, did you know that the descendants of these Puritan settlers currently make up a neglibly small percent of the US population? |
I dont recall saying that the population of america is anglo puritan, but the value it cherishes such as hard work, freedom, capitalism, all derive from the beliefs that the puritans held and their work ethic. It is true that america is not defined 100% by these values, but in my opinion they are some of the most pervasive and influential in the american culture. I fail to see also how the values that are inherent in the culture because of its founders discourage or contratic the "iversity-statue-of-liberty land-of-immigrants card", since one of the beliefs the puritans held was that this land they came to was indeed open to others that were persecuted and oppressed. What youre trying to create is nothing more than a false dichotomy.
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| quote: | Orbax
At that point you kind of crossed the rubicon and you might as well lay siege to Rome |
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, I just wanted to point out that you often say rather stupid things. No offense to you personally - just an observation 
