hntnhole Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago As always, a timely and superb topic. Are you willing to accept certain ... well .... "foundational" interpretations/responses? 1. Given that what leaps to mind first, is the "learned" answer, by which I mean the culturally common response. For many, that would be Caucasian Americans, simply because by now there are more of them then any other discernable group. However, we Caucasians are merely the original conquerors of the Original Americans, that being the conquered Native Americans. Add to that recipe the peoples of African American descent (aka Black Americans, originally imported as "property"), as well as the host of folks from other parts of the world that came to North America in search of a better life. 2. Thus, it becomes crystalline that any/all peoples of any other place on the face of the earth, that arrived on these shores in search of a better life, willing to put shoulder to the (wagon)wheel, do what they needed to do in order to achieve their dreams of living free of overbearing rulers elsewhere in the world. 3. To this very day, the definition discussed in line-item #2 is completely and fully a part of our American life. There are less fortunate arriving daily, seeking a better life, just as out Caucasian ancestors did at Plymouth Rock. That process, the promise of America, has been a beacon to people of every kind and description that walk on two legs for centuries, and that process has made the US prosperous, advanced in human rights (save for the anti-human tragedy in the Southern States a century+ ago), and a last, best hope for the downtrodden everywhere. 4. It is the chance, the opportunity to live a better life, and thereby allow the same for their generations to follow, that most Americans cherish and offer to new immigrants to this very day. Despite the depths of selfishness some Americans have descended into, that dream of doing the best one can to uplift and welcome the new immigrants remains solid, constant, and unwavering. I still believe that the current undercurrent of selfishness, greed, anti-human behavior is an aberration, not a permanent infection on the American psyche. But, I'm only one of hundreds of millions of Americans. And now, tallsplendidboy, I'll listen to the broadcasts you've offered. ❤️ Quote
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