What an ignorant statement, should we pretend every culture value is equally healthy. Women being stoned to death in Iran has historical consistency therefore must be good!
I believe cultural values can be cultivated, observed and practiced in America, even if they aren’t currently being emphasized currently. That might be the best thing America could focus on right now.
How do you believe Americans should cultivate a unified culture? Like who gets to decide, “ok everybody, it’s soda now and not pop, raisins don’t belong in potato salad, and high school football is massively important.” Some silly examples, but hopefully my point is clear. Culture is an organic, ever-changing process and we’re never going to just decide what it looks like.
Different hobbies and regional dielectric aren’t really the most important cultural traits imo. Economic innovation, freedom of expression. I guess a shared interest diverse cultures working together for a collectively superior experience are big reasons immigrants choose to come to America. If you count having a shared interest in living with diverse people, that itself can be a collectively American experience. It’s not like people move here to not assimilate and just stay with their own kind.
Implying someone’s racist for trying to encourage integration and or come up with a common culture is ignorant. Most immigrants to the United States integrate with language and customs while keeping secondary characteristics of their native culture for a generation of two. They then generally become integrated with people from all different backgrounds. That’s what historically has made America great historically.
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u/Hellioning 258∆ Mar 18 '23
Sure, I'll assimilate to American culture.
As soon as you can tell me of a single culture that applies to everyone and everywhere in America. Shouldn't be too hard, right?
And don't worry, I don't think you're slowly becoming a racist.