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Subject:	Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Wed, 2 May 2001 06:43:46 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jorge Rodriguez writes: > I don't agree that the US is a melting pot. A melting pot suggests no > divisions and we know that is not the case. The US is more like a > salad. You can still pick out the individual pieces in the bowl. I tend to agree. It is very hard to maintain an identity in more than one race or culture. My observation is that children with parents of different races often end up identifying with one race over the other(s), but not without a feeling that they are being forced to compromise their identities. > The next step would be a Lego set in that all the pieces form a larger > entity and then it would finally melt into one. Hey, stay off topic, wouldja? Maggie C. (whose parents are of different races BTW)

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		Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
(...) Society does it's best to enforce that outcome - I always get steamed when my son comes home from school with one of those "mark only one" forms under "race" (I always disobey the rule and point out to my son why I'm doing it). At least the (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Inter-racial, Inter-religious, Inter-national relationships
I don't agree that the US is a melting pot. A melting pot suggests no divisions and we know that is not the case. The US is more like a salad. You can still pick out the individual pieces in the bowl. The next step would be a Lego set in that all (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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