This thread wasn't posted as an Us And Them thread at all, but more as an Us Is Us, We Are We, We're all in this together thread.
I appreciate your sentiments and attempts. But the sad reality is that America's heydays are over.
50% of the Americans don't like having a black President
50% of Americans believe a woman's place is in the kitchen
50% of Americans don't want no damn immigrants in this country
50% of Americans want to impose a Christian version of Sharia
50% of Americans try to block any social justice or progress
My grandparents were illiterate immigrants and served in the US Army. My parents went to college. My father is a Korean War veteran. I am a veteran of the Gulf War. My brother is a lawyer and I am a doctor.
Grandpa in the US Army in World War I
Credit: Sierra Ledge Rat
We had one of the first Naval Aviation classes with women
Credit: Sierra Ledge Rat
Sierra Ledge Rat on his combat jet on the deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. John F. Kennedy.
I appreciate your sentiments and attempts. But the sad reality is that America's heydays are over.
50% of the Americans don't like having a black President
50% of Americans believe a woman's place is in the kitchen
50% of Americans don't want no damn immigrants in this country
50% of Americans want to impose a Christian version of Sharia
50% of Americans try to block any social justice or progress
I don't follow that logic at all.
You need to define "heyday"
It's common to think of America's "heyday" as the 1950/60s, when our economic power seemed to be unchallenged.
But back then, the percentages you cite above were much higher.
I don't think "heyday" should be measured by economic power or cultural influence. So the US dominated the auto industry in the 1950s, and won the space race in the 1960s - good times, for some, but IMO not the important measures of success.
I claim your numbers above are off -- all the above are much lower than 50% today.
And the trend is positive.
Our heyday is NOW -- it's what we make of every day that matters.
The BGI Cognitive Genomics Project is currently doing whole-genome sequencing of 1,000 very-high-IQ people around the world, hunting for sets of sets of IQ-predicting alleles. I know because I recently contributed my DNA to the project, not fully understanding the implications. These IQ gene-sets will be found eventually—but will probably be used mostly in China, for China. Potentially, the results would allow all Chinese couples to maximize the intelligence of their offspring by selecting among their own fertilized eggs for the one or two that include the highest likelihood of the highest intelligence. Given the Mendelian genetic lottery, the kids produced by any one couple typically differ by 5 to 15 IQ points. So this method of "preimplantation embryo selection" might allow IQ within every Chinese family to increase by 5 to 15 IQ points per generation. After a couple of generations, it would be game over for Western global competitiveness.
A couple more from West Point graduation day, 2011:
The lady is the sister of the grad wearing a white shirt in the last shot I posted, and her brother is the middle guy in the shot before thst. ( great smiles run in the family ). The guy in these two shots is my cousin, Brad.
( I didn't take these photos, but I'm in both of them. Look for the bald headed white guy wearing a tan golf shirt )
“I didn't mention any political stuff at all in fact.
So take your sour puss somewhere else.”
I thought this was a climbing forum , when you open a patriotic political thread, expect some opposing viewpoints. I live 6 months a year in Canada and 6 in the US, my sour puss will comment equally on both countries.
Excuse me if I find your thread patronizing , but I guess you just want ethnic confirmation not opposition .
This is a thread about our magnificent and diverse country.. Screw the rest of the dribble..Ive had kin die in every skirmish from the revolutionary war to desert storm. Weve a right to be proud.
I'm getting a sense of "diversity envy" from Rolfr.
We ( The United States Of America ) did the racial outreach. Now, we are enjoying the benefits of a fully diverse society.
Canada needs to step up to the plate, and do the same outreach to minorities that Americans have, if they want to have a truly diverse society, like ours.
If Canadians don't want a diverse society, then I guess it's up to them. Maybe they like it that everybody they see every day is white, like they are. Apparently they do, because they haven't done the required outreach to minorities neeed to change their national demographic, like we have here in The United States.
Let us know!