The Borg can't assimilate the sunset

Submitted by Michael S. (United States), Oct 10, 2014 at 03:57

My post was almost too deep for me to understand it, but you picked up on the cynicism.

You are from Canada, and I am from the US; but as one Plains Canadian once said, "The border should have been drawn N-S, not E-W. You have the Calgary Stampede, and we have the Pendelton Roundup.

My comments were about the absurdity of all instruction manuals in Vietnamese for my microwave, telephone answering services that talk to me in Spanish, etc. The Indians and Philippinos, meanwhile, know that the way to get ahead in life is to learn English; and they're the ones who answer the phone when I try to talk to someone from an American (or Canadian) company.

Meanwhile, here's what I have to say about "multiculturalism". My daughter lives in China, married to a Chinese businessman. I told my oldest granddaughter that she's like an oatmeal cookie -- some flour, oats, sugar, raisins, spices, etc. By themselves, they don't taste all that good; but mix them together and bake them, and they're mmmm! so good!.

Having said that, I've also taught my granddaughter about her American ancestors, both White and First Nations, goind clear back to Plymouth Rock and beyond. I also tell her about our religious heritage, which goes back to Adam walking and talking with God in the cool of the evening. My family is TRULY "multicultural", because we haven't forgotten our many roots. The advocates of "multiculturalism", on the other hand, seem only in promoting the interests of their particular public -- even if that means expunging the memories of our Founding Fathers, or the knowledge of the God of the Universe. They aren't "multicultural"; they're "trans-cultural" at best, and closer to "anti-cultural".

Those Easterners keep trying to change the clocks, to change history and otherwise change the world. Out here, the trees still cover the mountains, and the sunset still covers the whole ocean. You can't change all that by teaching a college course to say it doesn't exist, or by passing legislation against it. We hear a lot of things nowadays, most of it BS, in 17 languages; but the truth is still the truth; and it will still be around after all the liars have eaten each other up.

Shalom shalom :-)

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