http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ Catholic Exchange Forums Topic: American en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:12:14 +0000 http://forums.catholicexchange.com/topic/747#post-12759 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:27:56 +0000 bhokuto 12759@http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ American means Imperialists who are currently undergoing nausea. Wait, I thought I was in a time machine! by George oh, where&#39;s my false teeth? http://forums.catholicexchange.com/topic/747#post-12758 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:30:24 +0000 KenB 12758@http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ <p>Oh, I do not know if I agree with you; I have to be more optimistic.  While today is a trying time, I think in the end, America will be just fine.</p><p>Race is not everything, and both the average (reasonable) Muslim and the average Mexican, while they may assimilate a bit slower than previous groups, will assimilate soon enough.  Along the way, both groups bring customs, thought, and cultural traditions from which we all benefit.  Mexicans of course are Catholic and have a rich culture with which most of us are at least somewhat familiar, and so not much needs to be said about them.  And while reasonable Mulsims are different and we do not agree entirely with them, they bring something valuable to the table as well.  For starters, culturally they believe in one almight God, and they agree with Catholics (us) on the abomination of abortion, the importance of the family, and the dignity of man.</p><p>With faith in God, and typical American can-do optimism, we shall perservere and will be fine.</p> http://forums.catholicexchange.com/topic/747#post-12756 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:32:15 +0000 wljewell 12756@http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ I wonder what 'American' means, too, when I read what poses as 'mainstream media' and know so many are dominated by whatever slop TV dishes up . . . not to mention widespread affiliations with the culture of death. We are seeing two elements that refuse to assimilate with what has traditionally been 'the American way' making up the fastest growing portion of 'America' - always 'USA' to me. Also, at least one of them would have us un-redeemed by Christ and accept a 'prophet' who, to me, at best, I would call a Judeao-Christian heretic - other terms come to mind . . . hmmm. Though, oddly, all his atrributive chicaneries and his assaults on the 'Judeao' as well as the 'Christian' have helped veil his very heinousness. All that has little to do with race and probably not with demographics. It has more to do with 'melting into the pot'. All that, too, may just be part of our collapse into decadence giving way to ways often as wrong as the decadence. It could be we are feeling God's arm of justice rising to thrash and throttle the world. You are right, PTR, in that we had better steel ourselves to not falling on swords as everyone around us seems to be doing. Of a note with this, I recently read a 2004 report from the American Academy of Actuaries, <a href=" <a href="http://www.actuary.org/pdf/medicare/financial_march04.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.actuary.org/pdf/medicare/financial_march04.pdf</a> ">which see</a>. It pertained to Medicare and to Social Security. Without much 'bias', I could read between the lines in its financial and economic recital of perils a tough bit of 'euthanasia'. Put limits to Medicare payout per person, and hand out the cyanide pills when the limits are met. How much of that peril can be attributed to low-wage (hence, low-contributing, yet while potentially normally-high benefitting) members of either or both the 'unmelted' cited above? I remain your obedient servant, but God's first, <em>Pristinus Sapienter</em> (wljewell @catholicexchange.com or ...yahoo.com) http://forums.catholicexchange.com/topic/747#post-12757 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:36:42 +0000 Protect the Rock 12757@http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ Perhaps a more accurate term would be "demographic" as in "...this country will no longer be American. A new demographic of people are coming and will rule this nation..." Is it just me, or is there a wave of "give-up-itis" going around this year end? I don't buy into it. Jesus has redeemed the world -- believe it! http://forums.catholicexchange.com/topic/747#post-12755 Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:24:52 +0000 pouliot 12755@http://forums.catholicexchange.com/ <blockquote><em>Brother Roy</em>: "There will come a time and very soon when the face of democracy and the body of the republic in this country will no longer be American. A new race of people are coming and will rule this nation ..."</blockquote>And what <strong>is</strong> an American? You wrote "race." What does "race" have to do with being an American? When you hear "American" do you include all of North America? All of the Americas? Or just the United States? Or just Canada? (Ordinarily one might think of the US upon seeing "America" but maybe you are thinking of something else...?) [Not just for Brother Roy to respond, of course. For each of you reading this, please post what you think "American" means.]<dl><dt>Regards,</dt><dd>Old Sigma</dd></dl>