(03-10-2017, 08:44 PM)Odin Wrote:(03-10-2017, 05:27 PM)Kinser79 Wrote: Don't forget the constant mantra of "diversity is our strength" despite empirical evidence to the contrary. And "We're a nation of immigrants" despite the fact that immigration is an experience that an individual may go through but not one their descendants do (unless of course they emigrate).
You are being intentionally dishonest, putting meaning in those words not implied by the people saying them. Name me one immigrant group, excluding fringe cases like the Amish, that has not fully assimilated into American culture by the 3rd generation. The "We're a nation of immigrants" line is about pointing out the hypocrisy of people attacking immigrants when their own ancestors were immigrants. Steve Bannon's Irish Catholic ancestors caused as much hysteria as Muslims do now.
My only complaint with this line of argument is when it is used to justify policies, like "bilingual" education for small children, which erode that assimilation process.
I also dislike the extent to which that sort of thing gets ported to the other side of the Pond. Those countries, despite all progressive claims to the contrary, are NOT "nations of immigrants" and in many cases have a very poor history of assimilating people (even white ones).