I remember as a kid they showed us so many nostalgic images of Ellis Island and talked so much about the American dream. Now they’re so strict on immigration that ICE is killing US Citizens.
Agreed. To me, the root the issue with American politics, is that everyone wants free lunch. Everyone wants the benefits, but doesn’t want to pay the costs that come with those benefits.
Like with housing. People think it’s too expensive, but nobody wants their own houses value to go down. And if you point that out those are mutually exclusive, they tell you you’re an asshole. They start spouting off insane nonsense about how it must be possible, but someone ‘evil’ is preventing it. They just go to magical thinking rather than admit any collective responsibility.
If the “melting pot” actually does it’s thing and reduces how many differences we see between ourselves and others, then… maybe kinda good?
I remember as a kid they showed us so many nostalgic images of Ellis Island and talked so much about the American dream. Now they’re so strict on immigration that ICE is killing US Citizens.
The melting pot is no longer fashionable idea. You’re a racist if you suggest immigrants should assimilate by today’s standards.
I know. And it blows
Agreed. To me, the root the issue with American politics, is that everyone wants free lunch. Everyone wants the benefits, but doesn’t want to pay the costs that come with those benefits.
Like with housing. People think it’s too expensive, but nobody wants their own houses value to go down. And if you point that out those are mutually exclusive, they tell you you’re an asshole. They start spouting off insane nonsense about how it must be possible, but someone ‘evil’ is preventing it. They just go to magical thinking rather than admit any collective responsibility.