"Our countrymen have all the folly of the ass and all the passiveness of the sheep." ~ Alexander Hamilton
If an American migrates to France, he will never become a Frenchman. If an American migrates to England, he will never become an Englishman. Anyone who migrates to the United States of America, integrates into the American culture and societal norms, and becomes a naturalized citizen, becomes and American. The reason is that from the very beginning Americans were a blend of people from nearly every European nation. That blend formed a new and unique cultural identity we call Americans. Tolerance is what got us here.
There is no such thing as African Americans. There are only Americans whose skin is black. That is probably the only thing Whoopi Goldberg and I agree on. There is no such thing as Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans, Native Americans, or any other term prefacing American. There are only Americans with various skin tones. Those divisive terms are an evil effort to divide Americans and create animosity between Americans with varying ethnic backgrounds. It is so stupid that if I identified myself that way I would be a Scots Irish British German Polish American or maybe a mongrel American. That is not to say that Americans should ignore their ethnic heritage, which is a proud part of everyone’s family history. But don’t let stupid, hateful people divide us that way. Tolerance to our ethnic differences is what got us here.
"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else." ~ Winston Churchill
It is nice to be tolerant. However, there is such a thing as too much tolerance. Therefore, nice and tolerant can be a receipt for societal and cultural suicide. America is on the cusp of being too nice and too tolerant.
