Let's Try It This Way...Under What Instances, Is It Okay To Praise The President On DU ???

[Armstead]

270. and furthermore, your ideal doesn't match reality

What is most likely to happen in the decades ahead is that differences of class, race and sexual identity will become less important, as part of the momentum that is continually occurring.

People of all ethnic origins -- or their kids -- will blend into the "melting pot" just as has already happened. The majority of kids of parents who identify with an ethnic group will identify less with that group than their parents did, and will instead will become culturally assimilated. Just as at one time, if you were Irish you were considers a despised minority. Nowadays, except for St. Patricks Day, and a certain natural pride of heritage, Irish is the same as American.

So the distinctions you make are less important to the advancement of true economic and social progress than issues of moral values, ethics, economic polices, tolerance of diversity and the basic functioning of Democracy than your demographic divisiveness.