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Zonie63 -> RE: Coca Cola Crapstorm (2/4/2014 10:13:48 AM)
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ORIGINAL: vincentML
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I am also not surprised by you comments on the political slant. The conservatives I know don't have a problem with multiculturalism but I take it you seem to think they all do. Did the idiots in question id themselves at tea party supporters or are you just assuming it because you seem to feel anyone in the tea party is a racist and every racist is a tea party patriot?
My comments on the political slant? Serious question: Conservatism historically sets out to preserve the cherished values of the nation (whichever) Globalization of labor, satellite TV, and the internet seem, at the moment, to be forces that are weakening national borders and promoting more contact between a greater variety of the world's people, bringing new languages and cultural mores to blend in with the traditional values of America. In other words, the population is changing. Progressives have traditionally welcomed this change. Conservatives have not. So, will the latter adjust and bend to the wave of 'new others' or will English-only remain the steadfast position of American Conservatives?
BTW, apparently the 'idiots in question' were pretty well identified.
I think that some conservatives might be clinging to previous traditions and attitudes regarding the influx of different languages and cultures, particularly back in the day when "assimilation" was the main focus. The country has always been a melting pot, but back in those days, everyone was expected to "melt" into all the same thing. Three out of my four grandparents grew up speaking languages other than English (although all were born in the U.S.), but by the time of my parents' generation, they were all speaking English with only a scant knowledge of their ancestral language. By the time of my generation, I had school friends with diverse ancestries, yet we all spoke English, wore the same styles of clothes, watched the same TV shows, listened to the same music...we were all "assimilated."
This is probably an issue we'll have to grapple with in the years to come as communication, commerce, and politics become more globalized. Both conservatives and liberals have openly embraced the idea of America being the leader of the free world and advocated interventionist, globalist policies. Coca-Cola is all over the world, too. Language issues can probably be handled technologically at some point, as language translation software seems to be getting more and more sophisticated. Perhaps someday it might just be a matter of wearing an earpiece that can translate any utterance into your own language (as long as it's a known Earth-based dialect).
I think the rest of the world has more to worry about their culture being assimilated by America than the other way around. It's in the Coca-Cola, I think. I probably drink more of that stuff than I really should, but I doubt I'll be boycotting it anytime soon, even though it probably wouldn't be a bad idea, healthwise. Ironically, I think Coca-Cola was originally intended to be some kind of health elixir.
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