It's not Ferguson in and of itself that's the problem but what it has brought to light across the nation. The thin veneer of a melting pot masks a seething hatred and distrust between different racial groups and political factions. It will get worse, and as Han says the cycle will never end.
Hell, the country got off on the wrong foot from the start. The whole country was borne out of bad blood. Bad blood between Native Americans and European settlers. Bad blood between the colonies and the Crown. Bad blood between white and black Americans. Bad blood between Americans and Mexicans. Hell even the North and South still have bad blood between them.
None of this is counting more recent developments like resentment between Americans and Islam. Multiculturalism is not working out here. Yeah it's easy to talk about how many awesome friends you have of different ethnicities and backgrounds or talk about how great everyone gets along in your city or at university, but are those the exception or the rule? And how many of them are just putting on a pretty face in public while cursing you behind closed doors?
I don't like the tensions simmering here and I don't think it will end well. And that's just one of the many things that has me wondering if I even wanna live here anymore.
I wish this forum saved drafts because I keep hitting my new stinking mouse's "back" button by accident. But basically, I think part of the problem is that the US isn't actually a melting pot anymore. We have a half-dozen, a dozen different cultures, all drawing their lines (Fun fact:
Kwanzaa was created specifically for no other reason than to be a "black people holiday."). African American, Italian American (I have some friends who've taken to making Italian food, wearing Italian fashions, and listening to Andrea Bocelli, even speak Italian some just for their yearly Europe trip), Indian American, Mexican American, Asian...this is no melting pot.
I actually wrote a paper titled "The Melting Pot Is No More" some years ago in school. I think I'll look it up.
I'll move to Canada. They're basically the United States with Healthcare.
And sky-high taxes to pay for that healthcare.
Make no mistake: they're paying just as much for healthcare, and in fact more (because they're paying for everyone's not just their own). It's just in the taxes, not the hospital/doctor's bill.
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