It ain't only Rock & Roll, it's Jazz too

[S.R. Prozak]

> Assimilation vs separation are terms which have had their day, I'd say, and 
> hooray.

No, they're just coming back into focus, after being banished by those who want to control others.

Most people don't want to become universal, international culture like America.


> >There's two views:
> >
> >1. Assimilation
> >2. Separation
> >
> >The only one that supports diversity is #2.
> >
> Total bullshit.

A post without evidence in reply is total bullshit. That means you (you ignorant piece of shit ;).

> My friend Bao Nyguyen runs a great traditional Vietnamese restaurant. He's
> a huge Celtics fan. You can assimilate and be proud of your original
> culture. Bringing your food into it is a great way to do it. Ever have pizza
> in New York? It's wicked pissa. Especially St. Mark's. They employ
> Pakistanis. This is America. We adopt and adapt. Listen to jazz for Christ
> fucking sake. Dexter Gordon playing DeBussy in a French movie? Who's
> separating what? Mongrels live longer. Hybridization builds strength. Cape
> Verdeans are the sexiest people on Earth. I'm proud of my Irish and Danish
> (by way of North England) heritage. My buddy Ian makes great Mexican food.
> My friend Louis has traced his ancestry back through slavery to a real
> family in what is now the Ivory Coast. He loves Irish traditional folk
> music. Big Pete Lindblad knows where to find the best wasabi by the quart.
> Have you ever heard Gaelic poetry read aloud? By Caribbeans? Ever hear a
> really good, serious, Mariachi band while the snow is falling outside?
> 
> Get out of the suburbs, dude.
> 
> You can assimilate and retain your original culture and language.
> 
> And you can pass it on to other people because you think it is so cool that
> they'll like it too.
> 
> Pardon me while I finish my pho tai while listening to Johnny Cash in my
> predominately Latin American neighborhood.
> 
> Diversity rules. Assimilation is convenient. You can do both. It's fun!
> 
> Separation is for bigots.

Diversity is only achieved through separation.

Otherwise you have a new type of culture, that of the city, in which we all serve the machine.

You're a bigot and a fool.

What's your ethnic background and religion?


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