New communities grow where there are foreign languages spoken and where there are customs and traditions that are foreign to American citizens.
“Multi-culturalism” is a popular slogan. Do you really know what it means? Does everyone have the same ideas about this slogan?
New interpretatations about the Law and, whether or not the Law even exists, are to be expected in some of these new communities. After all, bribery is a way of life in some foreign countries! In some communities there is no law!
The arrival of foreign T.V. programs on the daily media constantly express the value of assimilating to the language and culture of the American experience. Nothing makes people want to exist in a comfortable environment more than a language that is familiar. Why bother to assimilate?....(in the Law or in Language?)
If unfamiliar customs (of politeness, of quality in the workplace or in the home, graciousness …first in line or a left hand turn, etc.) are unrecognizable; then we American citizens must get used to it and recognize it for what it is…unfamiliar in some of the foreign communities. It’s a case of unfamiliarity not flat something that’s done willfully. If a written contract is violated, let it be “unfamiliarity” rather than willful neglect…….. Get used to it!
If, as an American citizen, you lean on the letter of the law to protect you; do not wonder why this isn’t as effective as it once was….”unfamiliarity”! The law is now something to be beaten rather than a coarse of conduct. The Government is something to take advantage of rather than some process “to aid and comfort” for the short time….(not a way of life!)
If we have certain American citizens that do not make a life of Government a dole; we are not giving permission to others to follow this criminal few. We Americans recognize that all its citizens do not obey the laws. But we have built a society that works reasonably well. Newcomers to this society or this country must find a way to contribute….in both money and in “familiarity” with our customs and laws. This is what made America a land of opportunity….NOT a land to be taken advantage of!
The NEW America “is not nor will it” be the land we knew. It’s changing! There are an increasing number of strange faces and languages in our society. Can we keep it “a land of opportunity”? We realize there are changes. Can we keep these changes in such a way that the spirit of America does not change! Will “unfamiliarity” or “familiarity” be the watchword?
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