Often asked in the dark, Americans wonder if the immigration waves we all know are on the way, absent protective legislation, will come from South Americans or The Chinese. When asked about preference, to an American, all choose South Americans. After all, they are Americans, albeit not North Americans (considering Mexico is not N America, which may be wrong), not us. With the similar culture and religion it seems the natural choice, but are the South Americans holding up their end of the bargain?Some are, some are not, but the following makes that irrelevant.
The American system, our cultural system, is built on assimilation. Failure to assimilate is a failure to join the American character. These folk might help form the American character, but without assimilation, the individuals cannot be American characters. So what’s the problem? I’ll tell you, the problem is that by default, The Chinese will become our character, unless ours is stronger than theirs. As it stands now, the American character can be put against any in the world and come out on top. The Chinese problem is that they have the numbers. With those numbers and the fact that they assimilate really well, the likelihood, the probability, the chances are best that America will not be overwhelmed by the people we choose, but instead by the people who work our system better. The question then becomes, is The American Character rugged enough to withstand the unstoppable, ongoing and long-term infiltration by The Chinese?
When that infiltration comes, and it will come, will the American Character be rugged enough to remain in the face of “the new option?”, or will we fall prey to easy wives, worker-bee swarms and guys that want us near, that is, until they don’t. To look properly at this, one must delve deep into the world of artists, progressives (not the political kind, but the do it my own way kind) and how our leaders treat these people. As of this second, we and our leaders, treat these people as misfits, miscreants, problems, radicals, corrupters and an obstacle to a more efficient America worker-bee. I am happy to report that like The East Village, Brooklyn supports characters. Does your hood? Tell me, who is your character and how have you treated him or her lately – either in terms of in person contact or in the way you talk about them or allow others to talk about them?