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Originally Posted by Joe
He left out "color," he probably would have gotten shot earlier if he didn't. I don't know - I think it's possible to continue to embrace your heritage and be a fully assimilated American.
With the benefit of hindsight we know now that next generations of the people he was obliquely referring to went on to serve their country with distinction in the two world wars.
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Used to be possible...
Now America (mostly all white Americans) are expected to embrace an immigrants heritage and fully assimilate to them.
See this news article for reference...
A kid discussing being sent home from school for wearing an American Flag on May 5:
"but today is sensitive to Mexican Americans because it's supposed to be their holiday so we were not allowed to wear it today."
Students booted from school for wearing American flag T-shirts; Roger Ebert proposes solution | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
Or call a customer service number: "Para espanol, oprima dos."
Or the widespread outrage with AZ trying to protect our borders.
We (Americans) are expected to change and adjust our lifestyles in order to "fully accept" people that immigrate here, not the other way around.