"Can you honestly say if you moved to another country you wouldn't feel more comfortable living among American immigrants and their descendants?"

I can understand it to an extent, but theres a big difference between having a cluster of friends from the same location and full blown segregation. I'd want a balance; if I moved to France I wouldn't want to be cooped up in a district that only spoke english, sold pies and bangers and mash and fish and chips, secluded from the "Real France." Instead i'd want to learn the language and try to understand the country a little better, attitudes personality, tendencies and so forth, and perhaps take a breather with another fellow brit down the pub every so often. If I wasn't interested in what was already there then why move in the first place?

Rosalind wrote:

"Can you honestly say if you moved to another country you wouldn't feel more comfortable living among American immigrants and their descendants?"

I can understand it to an extent, but theres a big difference between having a cluster of friends from the same location and full blown segregation. I'd want a balance; if I moved to France I wouldn't want to be cooped up in a district that only spoke english, sold pies and bangers and mash and fish and chips, secluded from the "Real France." Instead i'd want to learn the language and try to understand the country a little better, attitudes personality, tendencies and so forth, and perhaps take a breather with another fellow brit down the pub every so often. If I wasn't interested in what was already there then why move in the first place?

Yeah we are at an agreement here.

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son_ov_hades wrote:

Fair enough. I can agree to some extent, but can't get on board with you're nationalist tendencies. Understand I'm not trying to insult you, I'm just a flaming liberal and nationalism is not my thing. I do agree that communities isolating themselves is of course a bad thing, but these communities existing is fine by me. Can you honestly say if you moved to another country you wouldn't feel more comfortable living among American immigrants and their descendants?

What Thomas said. Also. Despite what I may have been saying. I am quite liberal in many of my political views. I say I am Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative. My days as a registered Republican may so be coming to an end as religious thought gives way to rational thought in the Republican party. I never took it as an insult too much. I mean I know I am not a xenophobe or a racist. Though some of my views can be seen as such.

AarO)))n wrote:

son_ov_hades wrote:

Fair enough. I can agree to some extent, but can't get on board with you're nationalist tendencies. Understand I'm not trying to insult you, I'm just a flaming liberal and nationalism is not my thing. I do agree that communities isolating themselves is of course a bad thing, but these communities existing is fine by me. Can you honestly say if you moved to another country you wouldn't feel more comfortable living among American immigrants and their descendants?

What Thomas said. Also. Despite what I may have been saying. I am quite liberal in many of my political views. I say I am Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative. My days as a registered Republican may so be coming to an end as religious thought gives way to rational thought in the Republican party. I never took it as an insult too much. I mean I know I am not a xenophobe or a racist. Though some of my views can be seen as such.

In the days when drinking your coffee black can be considered offensive, EVERYTHING makes you look racist

AarO)))n wrote:

What Thomas said. Also. Despite what I may have been saying. I am quite liberal in many of my political views. I say I am Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative. My days as a registered Republican may so be coming to an end as religious thought gives way to rational thought in the Republican party. I never took it as an insult too much. I mean I know I am not a xenophobe or a racist. Though some of my views can be seen as such.

Perhaps you ought to consider the Libertarian Party *nudge*nudge*

Rosalind wrote:

In the days when drinking your coffee black can be considered offensive, EVERYTHING makes you look racist

And this is why I don't drink coffee.

Ziegenbartami wrote:

AarO)))n wrote:

What Thomas said. Also. Despite what I may have been saying. I am quite liberal in many of my political views. I say I am Socially Liberal and Fiscally Conservative. My days as a registered Republican may so be coming to an end as religious thought gives way to rational thought in the Republican party. I never took it as an insult too much. I mean I know I am not a xenophobe or a racist. Though some of my views can be seen as such.

Perhaps you ought to consider the Libertarian Party *nudge*nudge*

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son_ov_hades wrote:

Yeah I didn't mean any offensive or anything. The term is so flawed though, even Australia is part of the "western" world. Sure Europe, America, Australia, and yes South Africa share a lot of common political and cultural ideas, but using a geographic descriptor doesn't really make sense.

I understand your argument, but I disagree that the type of immigration going on in western Europe is displacing European culture. You make a valid argument, and I think we're not gonna get much farther from here. Agree to disagree I guess, this was fun though.

Yep, it 'twas indeed fun. Till next time

Really fascinating article for those still interested in this.

son_ov_hades wrote:

Really fascinating article for those still interested in this.

It was interesting when Odendaal posted it, and its still interesting

Rosalind wrote:

son_ov_hades wrote:

Really fascinating article for those still interested in this.

It was interesting when Odendaal posted it, and its still interesting

I thought it seemed familiar lol.

son_ov_hades wrote:

Rosalind wrote:

son_ov_hades wrote:

Really fascinating article for those still interested in this.

It was interesting when Odendaal posted it, and its still interesting

I thought it seemed familiar lol.

lol, still, there might have been others who missed it.

Pretty good article, but I really don't care about it anymore

son_ov_hades wrote:

Rosalind wrote:

son_ov_hades wrote:

Really fascinating article for those still interested in this.

It was interesting when Odendaal posted it, and its still interesting

I thought it seemed familiar lol.

lol