CURRENT EVENTS - DECEMBER

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SnoopRob said:
It would be incredible if DEI gets reconsidered because white men might experience repercussions.
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And also completely predictable. From the MAGA Rulebook: As long as the pain and suffering and discrimination is being felt by others it's A-OK, but the moment it happens to us it's intolerable and must stop.
 
We wouldn't have these illegals stabbing people if we'd sell them guns like they were Americans. Still going with the stats that they tend to commit fewer crimes than the born here, regardless of race, etc.
 
Just more evidence of Trump and MAGA racism. National Parks removing the free days for MLK’s birthday and Juneteenth. But guess which day now is free? Trump’s birthday.

Nah, MAGA isn’t racist at all. They are just protecting white people.
 
1moretimeagain said:
They migrate here, but refuse to assimilate with our culture.
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Years ago I read an article about Women from Mexico that came her Kept their diet, had Maw Maw around etc. Had beautiful pregnancy outcomes
Then they got "assimilated" and as poors they had shit diets etc
Now they have bad pregnanacy outcomes
 
1moretimeagain said:
They migrate here, but refuse to assimilate with our culture.
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The whole "assimilation" argument is such bullshit, as it's been used since the 1800s by nativists to argue against allowing immigrants into the country. It was argued in the mid-1800s that Irish Catholic immigrants were white trash Papists who could never "assimilate" into a heavily Protestant country. And yet they did. In the early 1900s it was argued that Italians and Eastern Europeans would never assimilate into American society, that Italians were invariably criminals and anarchists, and were incapable of becoming "Real Americans", and yet they seemed to do just fine. If one looks at American history the people arguing that a certain immigrant group will never become a part of mainstream American culture have nearly always been proven to be utterly wrong.

Besides the obvious problem with demanding that immigrants behave just like white Protestant middle-class Americans (a melting pot as opposed to the tossed salad concept of American society), the truth is that pretty much every immigrant group to America did assimilate within a generation or two and in fact enriched American culture with their own traditions, foods, customs, languages, and everything else they brought with them. I've noticed in many small NC towns how the MAGA locals may hate "Mexican" (Latino) immigrants, but they sure as hell love eating at Mexican/Latino restaurants and drinking those margaritas.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
The whole "assimilation" argument is such bullshit, as it's been used since the 1800s by nativists to argue against allowing immigrants into the country. It was argued in the mid-1800s that Irish Catholic immigrants were white trash Papists who could never "assimilate" into a heavily Protestant country. And yet they did. In the early 1900s it was argued that Italians and Eastern Europeans would never assimilate into American society, that Italians were invariably criminals and anarchists, and were incapable of becoming "Real Americans", and yet they seemed to do just fine. If one looks at American history the people arguing that a certain immigrant group will never become a part of mainstream American culture have nearly always been proven to be utterly wrong.

Besides the obvious problem with demanding that immigrants behave just like white Protestant middle-class Americans (a melting pot as opposed to the tossed salad concept of American society), the truth is that pretty much every immigrant group to America did assimilate within a generation or two and in fact enriched American culture with their own traditions, foods, customs, languages, and everything else they brought with them. I've noticed in many small NC towns how the MAGA locals may hate "Mexican" (Latino) immigrants, but they sure as hell love eating at Mexican/Latino restaurants and drinking those margaritas.
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I agree, what I see in my area is that Mexican/Latino immigrants are assimilating much like previous waves of immigrant groups...

- Adult immigrants largely keep their own culture and practices removed from greater society
- Child immigrants become a mixture of their own culture and American culture
- 2nd generation immigrants keep certain parts of their own culture but are more "assimilated" than not
- 3rd generation immigrants are fairly fully "assimilated" and a key part of the community

I can't personally speak to other immigrant groups as Mexican/Latino is only large immigrant groups we have where I live, but I imagine that it will happen a lot like this with other immigrant groups. You may certainly see some groups who settle in the same geographic areas keep some markers/traditions of their native countries strong (like Italians or Chinese in a number of cities), but overall assimilation will continue as it always has.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
Based on that awful NSC paper that was released a few days ago detailing how Trump 2.0 intends to completely change our post-WW2 foreign and military policy, it seems clear that the Trump Administration is planning to divide the world into 3 spheres of influence, with Russia holding sway over Europe, China getting sway over Asia, and America controlling the Western Hemisphere and the Middle East via its proxies Israel and Saudi Arabia. I don't think it will work out that way, as China, for example, is already making major inroads into Latin America, but that does seem to be their plan.
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You mean it’s Russia and Xi’s plan that Trump slavishly wants to follow like a sad guilty puppy dog who got caught peeing on the whores.
 

Trump Weighs Moving on From Noem​

The DHS secretary has overseen the president’s most controversial domestic initiative. But her future is increasingly in doubt.​



“… But in conversations with three former DHS officials—who served in both the Biden and Trump administrations and are still in touch with current staff—it was made clear that Trump is indeed considering moving on from Noem. Two of those officials said they believed such a move could happen “really soon,” relaying that they’ve been told Noem has been taking on less of a role in directing department memos. But they and the third official also cautioned that the situation is fluid. Trump could decide to let Noem oversee the launch of new enforcement operations planned for January and February. And, as always, the president’s views are fickle and often heavily influenced by the latest person to grab his ear.

Still, there are a few factors that make the possibility of a Noem exit likely.

The first is that Trump may want to begin the New Year with a clean slate, hoping that fresh blood could improve either the execution of his signature mass deportation policy or—more importantly—the public’s perception of it.

The second is that a prominent, if slightly faded, Republican governor may be soon on the job market, ready to burnish his MAGA credentials with a Trump appointment….”
 

Hegseth declares end of US 'utopian idealism' with new military strategy​

The Defense secretary, speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum, outlined defense priorities that focus on the Western Hemisphere and reevaluate the U.S. relationship with Europe.


“… His remarks underscored the new National Security Strategy released late Thursday and previewed the Pentagon’s own upcoming strategy, which will lay out the military’s global priorities.

“Out with idealistic utopianism,” he said. “In with hard-nosed realism.”

The Defense secretary’s speech revealed an administration moving toward a policy that recognizes zones of influence led by great powers — China in the Pacific, the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere and Europe broadly, although he made only a passing reference to Russia.

The U.S. should not be “distracted by democracy building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change, climate change, woke moralizing and feckless nation-building,” Hegseth said. “We will instead put our nation’s practical, concrete interests first.”…”
 
nycfan said:

Hegseth declares end of US 'utopian idealism' with new military strategy​

The Defense secretary, speaking at the Reagan Defense Forum, outlined defense priorities that focus on the Western Hemisphere and reevaluate the U.S. relationship with Europe.


“… His remarks underscored the new National Security Strategy released late Thursday and previewed the Pentagon’s own upcoming strategy, which will lay out the military’s global priorities.

“Out with idealistic utopianism,” he said. “In with hard-nosed realism.”

The Defense secretary’s speech revealed an administration moving toward a policy that recognizes zones of influence led by great powers — China in the Pacific, the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere and Europe broadly, although he made only a passing reference to Russia.

The U.S. should not be “distracted by democracy building, interventionism, undefined wars, regime change, climate change, woke moralizing and feckless nation-building,” Hegseth said. “We will instead put our nation’s practical, concrete interests first.”…”
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Which, according to the NSC paper, apparently consists of turning xenophobic on immigration (which will cause untold damage to our economy), and turning back the clock on pretty much every social and cultural advance of the last half-century. Women will be pushed to give up their careers and go back to being tradwives popping out kids to keep the white population up, universities and schools will be forced to adopt an "Americuh, Hell Yeah!" curriculum that will emphasize only the good parts of US History and leave out most of the bad and any teacher or professor that objects will be fired, efforts will be made to drive the LGBTQ community back into the closet, and so on. I think it will all fail miserably and will end up making both the world and America much less safe and prosperous and stable, but that seems to be the plan.
 
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