Nativism is a form of xenophobia. Ken describes assimilation. Those who don't wish to assimilate should go to Canada...
Brendan MacRae wrote: > --- 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 > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
