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31. My grandmother was loved by the Italian immigrants in her town

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 11:47 AM

Apr 2017

because she helped them adjust and so forth.

Our state even has to this date an office for the foreign born - now it is down to like one person, but it still is a state office that helps new immigrants.

The nativism was always there, but most people recall some of their immigrant roots.

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A dinner conversation that's still bothering me. [View all] TygrBright Apr 2017 OP

Very difficult cross-currents in this culture. elleng Apr 2017 #1

'Cadian? It's no more idiosyncratic than many others. TygrBright Apr 2017 #2

U.S. 'culture' was what I meant. elleng Apr 2017 #3

ah, okay. Thanks. TygrBright Apr 2017 #4

I grew up eating frog legs in summer Warpy Apr 2017 #8

Wow... you just reminded me... TygrBright Apr 2017 #9

Interesting to link it to women needing to work sharedvalues Apr 2017 #42

It's what I saw. It's sort of the original wedge issue Warpy Apr 2017 #45

Europe gets child care and maternity leave right. HRC wanted to improve it too. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #47

Expect men to fight it tooth and nail Warpy Apr 2017 #48

I'm a man and I'm on-board - and I think you'll be surprised by this generation sharedvalues Apr 2017 #49

DU men are reasonably enlightened Warpy Apr 2017 #50

I see it really strongly in childcare and splitting duties sharedvalues Apr 2017 #53

I beg to differ somewhat. Stonepounder Apr 2017 #7

You have nailed it. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #15

Depends on the era - my grandpa was first generation born in the US nadine_mn Apr 2017 #20

My Grandma wasn't actually an immigrant, she was a Luz Apr 2017 #22

I simply do not know, Bright. Any 19th-early 20th century American novel, just about... Hekate Apr 2017 #5

My grandmother was loved by the Italian immigrants in her town treestar Apr 2017 #31

Interesting to link it to churches who say poverty is deserved sharedvalues Apr 2017 #43

You captured it perfectly wryter2000 Apr 2017 #6

I will tell you how this happened. An entire generation of Americans PatrickforO Apr 2017 #10

Right. It will take years of resistance to turn this around and dig ourselves out. elleng Apr 2017 #12

Excellent post world wide wally Apr 2017 #14

This is one of the best synopis that I have ever read of "how we got here". annabanana Apr 2017 #33

Remember how thoroughly she was excoriated for saying it? But it was thr truth. Hekate Apr 2017 #51

thank you for this well written expose. drray23 Apr 2017 #34

I did. You know, the better we can articulate this stuff, the more people PatrickforO Apr 2017 #35

Excellent, Patrick. I went for just one small slice. Hekate Apr 2017 #52

Well-put. Piketty "Capital in the 21st Century" is another good addition sharedvalues Apr 2017 #54

I believe everything changed with the presidency of Ronald Reagan - IndianaDave Apr 2017 #11

Yes. It was with Ronald Reagan that things to a sharp turn to the worse. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #17

Nice post concerning PATCO. PatrickforO Apr 2017 #37

+1 treestar Apr 2017 #32

Reagan was a traitor who should have been jailed on Iran hostages sharedvalues Apr 2017 #44

Ive been thinking about stuff like this lately and can only come to one conslusion world wide wally Apr 2017 #13

The American people didn't put Bush into office; the Supreme Court raccoon Apr 2017 #21

You have exactly identified the problem vlyons Apr 2017 #16

Here in Yerp DFW Apr 2017 #18

Yes, the US media is the problem. Well put. sharedvalues Apr 2017 #46

The white low income voters you're referencing PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #19

What a great thread this is! Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #23

Totally agree druidity33 Apr 2017 #24

I know what you mean. It reminds me of the hardening ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #25

Really nice post malaise Apr 2017 #26

Fox and other right wing media brainwashed people like your friend to become uncaring and cruel kimbutgar Apr 2017 #27

The Republican Anthem HopeAgain Apr 2017 #28

There's two really awesome books about how we can better frame PatrickforO Apr 2017 #38

Thanks! HopeAgain Apr 2017 #40

Your post does an excellent job of illuminating contrasting values and ethics. yardwork Apr 2017 #29

Just like our family in Wisconsin circa 1951-1969 jodymarie aimee Apr 2017 #30

Lmao retrowire Apr 2017 #36

I blame Ayn Rand. MicaelS Apr 2017 #39

Also seems like a self-obsessed distortion of Christianity, or Puritanism. JudyM Apr 2017 #41