That's what Black Hawk said. . . This "homeland" was stolen from him.
. . . or are we talking about immigrants? For the most part, they were defending their lives by seeking refuge here, not their "culture."
Everyone is entitled to culture, subcultures and common cultures, familial cultures, whatever, but for how meaningful culture feels, it is still, from a spiritual perspective, illusory.
When this idea of defending one's culture comes up, it implies that it is under attack. But when a culture requires that other cultures be eradicated as an expression of itself, that's something else far more threatening to the human species and the human spirit.
If one culture requires that another be denied, it has no place in American society.
Thank you for recalling Marian Anderson's historic performance at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. The Philadelphia Orchestra has honored Anderson in her home city by dedicating its concert hall in her name. It was long overdue.
John Roberts Is Losing Patience with Trump with Immunity, I'm sorry I did this corruption, what was I thinking,
His majority opinion in last week’s tariff ruling was, characteristically, a model of succinctness. In a mere 21 pages (Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurring opinion, by contrast, clocked in at 46 pages, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent at 63), he explained why, as a matter of statutory interpretation and the constitutional separation of powers, President Trump lacked the authority he had claimed, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to impose a hodgepodge of tariffs on countries all over the world.
It’s worth remembering that Chief Justice Roberts is the head of the entire judicial branch. It is in that capacity that his vexation with Mr. Trump verges on acute concern. The president has denounced judges who have ruled against him, including by calling for a Federal District Court judge’s impeachment. Mr. Trump has helped create an atmosphere in which judges appropriately fear for their personal safety and that of their families. Many people expected the chief justice to address this issue directly in his year-end report in December, but he did not. In two decades as the nation’s top jurist, he has at times spoken directly in defense of the judiciary, as in his 2024 report. But these occasions have been infrequent, as if the only messages this notably self-possessed and buttoned-down man cares to send are those his opinions deliver.
The language here echoes a familiar pattern in scapegoating propaganda. “Defend the culture” or “protect the homeland” has appeared in many political systems that later defined culture in increasingly exclusionary terms. The rhetoric often begins abstractly, then gradually shifts toward identifying internal enemies.
The most pernicious thing about “defend your culture” is how undefined it is. Ambiguity allows people to project their own fears into the phrase, which makes it a powerful mobilizing tool.
The United States culture comes from the immigrant population, Italians, British and other Europeans that populated this country. People want to hold to a past that doesn’t exist. Culture changes over time, no culture stays the same. It was American culture to accept slavery and racial discrimination as normal, now it is not. Good question, what is American culture?
"Rejecting the left" ... are you talking about the far right Democrats? Who can only be seen as left to the farthest right Republicans? Both political parties are far right. It's risible to call far right "left" simply because it's to the left of the most extreme position.
That's what Black Hawk said. . . This "homeland" was stolen from him.
. . . or are we talking about immigrants? For the most part, they were defending their lives by seeking refuge here, not their "culture."
Everyone is entitled to culture, subcultures and common cultures, familial cultures, whatever, but for how meaningful culture feels, it is still, from a spiritual perspective, illusory.
When this idea of defending one's culture comes up, it implies that it is under attack. But when a culture requires that other cultures be eradicated as an expression of itself, that's something else far more threatening to the human species and the human spirit.
If one culture requires that another be denied, it has no place in American society.
BRILLIANT.
Thank you for recalling Marian Anderson's historic performance at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. The Philadelphia Orchestra has honored Anderson in her home city by dedicating its concert hall in her name. It was long overdue.
Trump Stole Our Money
John Roberts Is Losing Patience with Trump with Immunity, I'm sorry I did this corruption, what was I thinking,
His majority opinion in last week’s tariff ruling was, characteristically, a model of succinctness. In a mere 21 pages (Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurring opinion, by contrast, clocked in at 46 pages, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dissent at 63), he explained why, as a matter of statutory interpretation and the constitutional separation of powers, President Trump lacked the authority he had claimed, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to impose a hodgepodge of tariffs on countries all over the world.
It’s worth remembering that Chief Justice Roberts is the head of the entire judicial branch. It is in that capacity that his vexation with Mr. Trump verges on acute concern. The president has denounced judges who have ruled against him, including by calling for a Federal District Court judge’s impeachment. Mr. Trump has helped create an atmosphere in which judges appropriately fear for their personal safety and that of their families. Many people expected the chief justice to address this issue directly in his year-end report in December, but he did not. In two decades as the nation’s top jurist, he has at times spoken directly in defense of the judiciary, as in his 2024 report. But these occasions have been infrequent, as if the only messages this notably self-possessed and buttoned-down man cares to send are those his opinions deliver.
The language here echoes a familiar pattern in scapegoating propaganda. “Defend the culture” or “protect the homeland” has appeared in many political systems that later defined culture in increasingly exclusionary terms. The rhetoric often begins abstractly, then gradually shifts toward identifying internal enemies.
The most pernicious thing about “defend your culture” is how undefined it is. Ambiguity allows people to project their own fears into the phrase, which makes it a powerful mobilizing tool.
The United States culture comes from the immigrant population, Italians, British and other Europeans that populated this country. People want to hold to a past that doesn’t exist. Culture changes over time, no culture stays the same. It was American culture to accept slavery and racial discrimination as normal, now it is not. Good question, what is American culture?
"Rejecting the left" ... are you talking about the far right Democrats? Who can only be seen as left to the farthest right Republicans? Both political parties are far right. It's risible to call far right "left" simply because it's to the left of the most extreme position.