Jeremiahcp
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Wow. Just.... wow.
That this kind of callous attitude still exists is why it is so important to protect the rights of minority groups.
It is just a matter of time until people with views like his are in that 1%.
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Wow. Just.... wow.
That this kind of callous attitude still exists is why it is so important to protect the rights of minority groups.
It is just a matter of time until people with views like his are in that 1%.
I have only one thing to say.
The military should not be used as a petri dish for social engineering.
If only I could be that optimistic. After our last farce of an election, and its aftermath, I just can't.
No I had a few more things to say but decided against it.Good grief, the same recycled arguments over and over. They said that about integrating blacks and whites, they said about gays, they said that about women. Yet the military has yet to implode on itself, so if that is the one and only thing you have to say, guess what? It has been said and proven wrong time and time again.
No I had a few more things to say but decided against it.
I have only one thing to say.
The military should not be used as a petri dish for social engineering.
Since we are discussing the military, it make you insubordinate.You don't want to bunk up with Mary who used to be Matt, and that makes you a bigot?
Pretty much ...You don't want to bunk up with Mary who used to be Matt, and that makes you a bigot?
Or as a refuge for disgusting bigotry.I have only one thing to say.
The military should not be used as a petri dish for social engineering.
I don't know, as views have changed a lot over the last 20 years, people are far more accepting these days.
However, the American Way of Life (or the American Spirit, or American Dream, whatever you want to call it) is more than what is the popular view is; it is goal yet to be achieved. At its core the American essences is to better than we are today. I have spent a lot of time studying the culture I was born into trying to understand what the American Way of Life is and I can only conclude, by looking at our history, that it is to be better than we currently are and it is goal to be achieved.
The essences of America, at its core has a strong favor for equality. Something we don't have yet, but something we have been working towards, and the military, as the protectors of our way of life, should reflect this.
I'm a history buff, and whilst I'd admit American history is not exactly my strong suit, I think it would be fair to say the American Dream has always been a little fuzzy, and more attainable for some within American society than others.
The idea of 'equality' is also pretty interesting. It was 1957 before all Native Americans were allowed to vote, for example.
I don't say this to belittle America. Far from it. It is basically exactly the same in my country.
I get what you mean about the American Dream being something to strive for, rather than something already attained. I just think you should be careful overstating what a utopian America looks like for it's various citizens, and make any assumptions of commonality apart from the usual motherhood statements about freedom and prosperity, and a 'fair go' or similar.
Why don't we let the furries and vampires in too?
I don't mean to sound glib, but how many Americans would argue that keeping transgenders out is actually more in line with 'protecting the American way of life' than letting them in?
It is just a matter of time until people with views like his are in that 1%.
Thankfully people with views like yours are currently 1%.
I'm a history buff, and whilst I'd admit American history is not exactly my strong suit, I think it would be fair to say the American Dream has always been a little fuzzy, and more attainable for some within American society than others.
The idea of 'equality' is also pretty interesting. It was 1957 before all Native Americans were allowed to vote, for example.
I don't say this to belittle America. Far from it. It is basically exactly the same in my country.
I get what you mean about the American Dream being something to strive for, rather than something already attained. I just think you should be careful overstating what a utopian America looks like for it's various citizens, and make any assumptions of commonality apart from the usual motherhood statements about freedom and prosperity, and a 'fair go' or similar.