--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kenneth Waller" Subject: Re: PESO - American > Fence > > > >> Is it really sad Ken? > > > > The U.S. became great by the work of many pulling > together to make thing > > better for the whole. Now it seems we have groups > of immigrants, among > > others, that come to the U.S. but bring along > their customs & traditions > > from their home land and expect the rest of us to > adapt to them. > > > >> In general, I don't think we are quite as > xenophobic here. > > > > I don't hate foreigners, but I detest their > efforts to bring their country > > with them. > > Xenophobia can be cultural as well as racial. > > William Robb
I think what Ken is descibing is Nativism, not xenophobia. The idea that America is an "endangered Eden." It isn't, of course. It never has been. But we live in a time of powerlessness of the masses. We are at war with an idea and we are paranoid. It has to be somebody's fault, right? -Brendan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
