Well, although this is a country of immigrants, we also have a long history of demonizing outsiders. Consider how Italians used to be treated. Or how there used to be job adverts saying "Irish need to apply." We even put our own citizens, Japanese Americans, into interment camps. Never mind all the hatred that was directed against Jews, or how many thousands of Jewish lives could have been saved if we hadn't barred Jewish refugees from coming here.
I realize this is off topic, but I can't not respond to statements like this. If you are a healthcare provider, I think you don't want to go down that road of hating people for their religion, their place of birth, or whatever. You are going to be treating all sorts of people, so why not just treat them with kindness and empathy? It's probably also a good idea to turn off whatever hateful place you get your news from.
Long sigh...............................
Others have outlined the ridiculous liberalisms that have turned California from a paradise like destination to chase the American dream into a place that most rational people are fleeing at alarming rates. So I won't get into that other than to say as a former Californian (born & raised) I can attest to the "Commiefornia" metaphor.
Also....Dude. It's 2017... not 1889 or 1942.
All of us know: We have blood stains on our history books, as does every other civilization in the history of mankind- ever!
We fight, we war, we kill... for food, for land, for sex, for resources, for politics, for religion, for hate, for labor, etc.
The first stone to be picked up was likely cast at another person.
That is the overwhelmingly truthful history of mankind with intermittent specks of peace and technological advancement.
And in that history, this nation is the most civil, advanced, and opportunity prone nation to ever grace the face of the Earth. Blood was spilled to achieve that feat of evolution; some of it just, some of it unjust. However, it lead us to where we are today. In fact, without it you would not be able sit there and proclaim your ideological nonsense without fear of retribution, in your air conditioned place of peace through your internet machine, because you'd be out hunting/gathering so you didn't starve to death whilst avoiding other tribal males who would likely enslave you (or worse). The utopia of world peace and kumbaya is not real in human nature or in nature, period.
Further blood will be spilled, so long as humans are in contact with other humans. Preserving the values and principles of this great nation is a just cause, if a few have to sacrifice. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, yet here in America even the "few" get a voice which in human history has never occurred previously without severe consequences or persecution for the "few."
This thread was not intended for this topic, but
you insisted we take the political road with your outdated jabs at an admittedly tarnished history. We should be students of history, so that we are not doomed to repeat it. Yes, slavery and genocide are bad, and we should be nicer to each other and come together to ensure these things don't happen again. But the history of the world is war and killing, you can't erase that.
Self preservation should be priority number one. Let's see you open your doors at your house to a few military aged Islamic refugees... go ahead. Let me know how that works out for you.
I've lived in various places in the world. I assure you that bad things are out there- famine, slavery, human rights violations, death, torture, etc.... you have no idea how lucky you are to be in America and to be an American (presumably). You should be happy you have clean water on demand and the ability to speak your mind, among many other privileges this nation and its path has afforded to you.
I don't know you, your story, or your experiences, but I think your mindset is far off base from reality. Being a compassionate/empathetic paramedic has nothing to do with the US turning some Jewish immigrants away before the eruption of WW II in the 1930's. Perhaps you should watch something other than CNN.
Rant over.
(Can we get back on topic)
