A Speech Every American High School Principal Should Give

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by tater

Seems to me that the (roughly speaking) political philosophy proposed is "American." Are you suggesting that the other is non-American?

The idea of the "celebration of difference" is, I'd argue, distinctly un-american. The differences that States recognized back in the days of the Founders were basically STATE differences. They didn't lump people otherwise, that's the beauty of our system.

I have to say, I hate "cultural diversity," I see it as a force for Balkanization. I much prefer the good ole "melting pot" concept. For me cultural diversity means a chorizo burrito for breakfast (is there anything better (this coming from a bacon lover)?), sushi for lunch, and a moroccan tagine for dinner. Anything past that is paying too much attention to arbitrary nonsense.

I did not use the words 'American', 'America', 'United' or 'States'. I simply content myself in pointing out that his speech, and your speech, is as political as the speech he was seeking to eliminate. Anything else is as a strawman.