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What would he say now? - 3/29/2010 9:28:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism... The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities."
Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States (1858-1919)

In the present, there are African-Americans, Native-Americans etc. People, it seems, no longer identify themselves as simply, Americans.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/29/2010 9:38:20 PM   
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We wouldn't squabble if we were allowed separatism like SOME people.

[radical mode off]

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/29/2010 11:37:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		Look at Canada, Quebec is like having a foreign country in their country.
Differant language, cultures, food, road signs, hookers, everything.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/30/2010 3:48:59 AM   
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RE: What would he say now? - 3/30/2010 4:36:17 AM   
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We wouldn't squabble if we were allowed separatism like SOME people.

[radical mode off]

T


Gee, I really wonder what that's supposed to mean .

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/30/2010 5:41:58 AM   
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There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism... The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities."
Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States (1858-1919)



I don’t understand why. Isn’t it the coming together of so many heritages that makes this such a great place? Does mentioning where our pasts lie cancel out where we are now?

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In the present, there are African-Americans, Native-Americans etc. People, it seems, no longer identify themselves as simply, Americans.


When did these groups not identify in this way?

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/30/2010 7:59:12 AM   
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Look at Canada, Quebec is like having a foreign country in their country.
Differant language, cultures, food, road signs, hookers, everything.


...or Wales and Scotland in the UK, different language, culture, food, road signs and, yes, probably hookers.

And you know what? It aint a problem. The only people who have a problem with it are the people that can't cope with people being different.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 12:46:11 PM   
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We wouldn't squabble if we were allowed separatism like SOME people.


Separatism is indeed a bit radiacal.  All we really need is for people to respect each other.


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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 12:50:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		He'd say the same thing.

His was a country of Germans and Irishmen and Italians etc.

Not to mention he became President when an anarchist shot McKinley.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 1:08:32 PM   
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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 1:10:30 PM   
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The Duke said it best

Agreed, that entire album was pretty damn good. I especially like the "An American Boy Grows Up" monologue.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 1:18:43 PM   
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Look at Canada, Quebec is like having a foreign country in their country.
Differant language, cultures, food, road signs, hookers, everything.


...or Wales and Scotland in the UK, different language, culture, food, road signs and, yes, probably hookers.

And you know what? It aint a problem. The only people who have a problem with it are the people that can't cope with people being different.


Phil, but in Quebec they think they're a "seperate" country. Haven't they tried to suceed from Canada a few times?

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 2:31:01 PM   
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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 2:57:55 PM   
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Phil, but in Quebec they think they're a "seperate" country. Haven't they tried to suceed from Canada a few times?



...as has Scotland, as has Wales. Doesn't matter. The fact is, all those votes failed, the majority are happier to be part of the larger country than the smaller one. There's always a separatist minority, but they don't define the greater whole.

However, in the context of this thread, there's no problem with having a separatist tendency in a country. Keeps the rest of us on our toes. No country is a monoculture. Indeed, the very best and most succesful countries embrace polyculturalism. If that means that one of the miriad cultures is a bit mouthy, then so be it. It's the price you pay for being as strong as a mongrel and not as fragile as a pure-breed.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 3:31:26 PM   
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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 5:00:10 PM   
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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 5:02:06 PM   
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You poor discriminated against white -American....I truly apologise Jack...I didn't know they were treating you and yours so bad  


Mike, I didn't think anyone was being treated "bad" in this country anymore?

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 8:15:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have had a number of discussions about this very issue. The hyphenated identity does not bother me in the least. It does seem to be a very touchy subject for some other people though. Apart from the Indigenous People that were already here, most of us are the descendants of immigrants. So what is wrong with remembering where we came from?




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In the present, there are African-Americans, Native-Americans etc. People, it seems, no longer identify themselves as simply, Americans.


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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 8:23:49 PM   
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Where can one get a nice hooker?
Montreal of course.

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RE: What would he say now? - 3/31/2010 8:32:34 PM   
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Where can one get a nice hooker?
Montreal of course.

I hear that Nevada has a nice selection of nice hookers at the various cathouses. That is of course just from word of mouth.

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