re: What to you defines our culture?

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I would say a majority of our food culture is imported at this point. We do have some things that are home grown if course.

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Correct. This is a function of British food sucking total arse for the most part.

Christian values, speaking English.

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Don't agree with the music part. Listen to whatever you want to.

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We can agree to disagree, I tolerate Mexican music...I detest Indian music

The Declaration of Independence,The Constitution (especially the Bill of Rights), the 10 Commandments, the Golden Rule, John Locke’s concept of Natural Rights, etc.

The simple truth is a limited government, expansive individual freedoms, individual responsibility, and having compassion for your fellow man.

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I would argue that's not really our culture but what you want our culture to be

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Christian beliefs founded this nation and made it successful. It IS our culture and heritage. You are going to argue that it isn't our culture presently, but it IS the culture of Americans who built this nation and made it great as well as their progeny who still inhabit this nation. Whether other cultures have infiltrated this country and are represented here isn't germain.

Bro really

Our culture dates back to our colonies, and the various characters, rebellious individualism, deeply held faith, and experiences from Europe that caused us the luxury of going in a different direction from the one Europe was entrenched in but while still holding to the same fundamental aspiration of the west, freedom and personal liberty while keeping governments in check from running roughshod over the people in the process.

Those who had similar goals and aspirations gravitated here to be a part of it. All of those people created a very distinctive American Culture, and there’s truly nothing like it in this world. People who say ignorant stuff like America has no culture are just ignorant and foolish. We’re overflowing with it collectively as well as in regional cultures defined by food and settling influences. More locally, find anything even remotely as unique as New Orleans and I’ll be impressed. As Americans, and especially Southern Americans we are renowned the world over for our kindness, smiles, greeting strangers, as well as being loud and obnoxious at times, but definitely a people who are full of life. That is because regardless of what we see as problems in our country, most people elsewhere see America’s positive attitude and can do spirit in cutting a life out for themselves and the ability to move up in station in life because of what this country affords us all. People who feel hope and faith especially are generally going to be a more gregarious group than those who feel little to no hope of escaping their condition.




I’d suggest to anyone interested “Democracy in America” by Alexis de Tocqueville. He did an extensive look at America’s founding and culture early on. It used to be required reading in most universities, but not much if at all anymore from what I gather.

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The rest of the world sees us as as angry close minded ethnocentric idiots for what it’s worth

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Neat. I will be sure and note that in my journal of things...

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Jesus Right to Bear Arms Right to Speak (but that being abused by anarchist right now) Should be Al corrected to little/nontaxe and just be the world power and the citizens reap the rewards Family Loving and taking care of one another’s neighbors (but now a days, unless your in the country, that’s few and far behind). I make it a point not to know my neighbors.

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Guns above family. Good lord I feel sorry for you people.