The United States was made great because of the immigrants moving here, and the US becoming the "melting pot."

The United States was made great... er... powerful, because all of us
(at least all of us who matter) are the same. We speak the same
language, we have the same religion, we have the same moral values, we
are the same color, and we have the same aspirations. That we are all
the same allows us to unify in a very deep sense, and saves us from
unnecessary effort and angst.

Before you spout off calling this all BS, consider how we are reacting now.

People who are different are a crack in that unity. They make others
uncomfortable. They are a threat to the lifestyle, rights, and control
that the others (already) have. They require special accomodation, both
in the legal sense and in the social sense. They require us to be tolerant.

Tolerant of colored skin. Of wrong religious beliefs. Of depraved
marital ideas. Of incomprehensible tongues. Of idiot politics. Of
choice of intoxicants. Of ideas and ideals that we ourselves do not
share, we are required to be tolerant. We are required to share the
power, the vote, with those who do not deserve it because they are
different from us. This does not go down well. Americans seem to feel
that everyone else should conform to our views.

We preach tolerance, but don't practice it very well. How many
Americans whose native language is Engligh can actually =speak= a second
language?

Pilots as a group are also "different" and we want "accomodation" from
the masses, so that we can do what we do, which is not something most
people are interested themselves in doing. We are different, and thus
inconvenient. It's kind of hypocritical to demand accomodation on one
side, and then demand conformance on the other side.

Jose
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Humans are pack animals. Above all things, they have a deep need to
follow something, be it a leader, a creed, or a mob. Whosoever fully
understands this holds the world in his hands.
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