I know you know this, but about half of the American population could loosely be defined as "leftists" That's tricky, right now 30% of americans are republican and 31% are democrat and the rest are independent. Those figures change all the time. Only 57% of democrats say they are liberal. We just think there are more liberals because of the Media.,
***All I know, is that three million more people voted for Hillary than for Trump, and they would love nothing more than to abolish the electoral college, so that urban liberals could win every election. That's a majority that found a left-wing ideological radical (she is more centrist in actual practice) more desirable than a socially conservative populist.
and they would actually welcome a state such as Puerto Rico No they wouldn't, They would use Puerto Rico for a political agenda.
***Not following you here. Why wouldn't they want a state that would fuel their political agenda?
--- more cultural diversity, predominantly people of color, and so on. I partially agree with you, Yes they would do think this way with Puerto Rico. But, I honestly don't care if we have more people in this country of different colors. Scripture backs me up on this like these scriptures. (Revelation 5:9-10, Galations 3:28, Malachi 2:10, Acts 17:26, Acts 10:28,34-35.) If you added a few more percentage points to their numbers --- and it will happen, given the higher birth rates among demographics that skew this way --- they will end up taking over the political process, and will get whatever they want... until the money runs out. And I don't have a problem with any of that. We need higher birth rates in this country and I don't care what color the person is. The bible doesn't either.
***I am a European American. I love my culture and my heritage just as much as any African American, Asian American, or whatever, loves theirs. They are right to feel this way, and we are right to feel this way. I'll make no bones about it, I wish America could have been "Europe 2.0", but alas, our forefathers coveted immoral, evil slave labor (the old saying "if I'd have known it was going to be this much trouble, I'd have picked my own damned cotton!"), and they forfeited our right --- if that's the word --- to have a totally European nation. There were also people already here who had other ideas about who should take over the country and run the show, but they were outnumbered and decimated by disease. That was very unfortunate. And in more recent years, our immigration policies have absolutely favored diversity. We could never have been "New Europe" and we certainly can't be now. What's done is done. At least the basic ideology, much of the basic cultural outlook, and the legal system have their roots in European thought.
Perhaps the Russians would welcome us We don't need Russia, They have an authoritarian political system with remnants of the Soviet Union still in place. The Kremlin is evil and they manipulate elections and they control the press. It has way more corruption than the United States and they give too much power to Vladimir Putin. , as they did the South African farmers who were dispossessed by the ruling majority. That was good of Russia to do, But, they are socialists and they have done more bad than good. Don't forget the Cold War. I already know some basic Russian and am quite confident I could learn more. It's not bad to learn russian. It is a beautiful language. But, I think the country is too socialist and corrupt. As Americans, we need to stand up for ourselves. Our constitution guarantees us to form a militia against the government. That law doesn't exist in Russia.
***I really don't think a purge of the white race is ever going to take place in this country. We basically bend over backwards to make sure all other races and cultures have every right, privilege, and opportunity they can possibly have, and to make sure that they feel excellent about themselves in every way (though this "lack of self-esteem" thing is a big steaming pile of spucatum equii, they like themselves just fine!). Black people are more forgiving of what was done to their ancestors than I could ever be --- if I were black, I don't know if I could stand to live in this country, I might have to move to a black Caribbean country or even back to Africa. They have very real historical grievances (to say the least), but with the type of immigration we have, and the birth rates of the various nationalities, blacks are more or less "frozen" at roughly 13 percent of the population. No other race has nearly as much of a "bone to pick" with European Americans. Asian Indians, Southeast Asians, and I would say even Hispanics, give much more back to this country than they take. An Asian Indian on welfare is probably unheard of --- they work their butts off and strongly encourage education. We should do likewise.
I appreciate your post. But, I disagree with a lot of what you said.
***That's fine. Respectful disagreement is just part of good discussion. Thanks.
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