There are civilized places in the US, but they are slowly being stamped out. Putnam's "Bowling Alone" is becoming more and more relevant as multiculturalism takes hold. There is this notion that the US is a "melting pot." Except for food, this is untrue. Assimilation means taking foreigners and making them into Anglo-Saxons, especially the Anglo-Saxon habit of settling disputes without violence. Now that there is no assimilation, the US will certainly either fall apart or fall into tyranny. There are no other choices.
There are civilized places in the US, but they are slowly being stamped out. Putnam's "Bowling Alone" is becoming more and more relevant as multiculturalism takes hold. There is this notion that the US is a "melting pot." Except for food, this is untrue. Assimilation means taking foreigners and making them into Anglo-Saxons, especially the Anglo-Saxon habit of settling disputes without violence. Now that there is no assimilation, the US will certainly either fall apart or fall into tyranny. There are no other choices.