04-07-2012, 02:51 AM
Du harrro guys.
So, just to spark a discussion, here's something interesting a friend of mine was talking about:
Take a moment to think about America. In reality, everyone who lives there is a foreigner except for the natives, since the rest came only one or two hundred years ago. I think it's fair to still call these people foreigners.
Now think about populations. Hardly any American (US person, that is) has native American blood, only very few. On the other hand, a huge portion of Mexicans are considerably part Native American. What does this tell us? Mexicans are more native than Americans, or less foreigners.
Now, from the philosophical/theoretical point of view, what should this tell us? That Mexicans should be able to immigrate freely into the USA, since they are, after all, more native than Americans (US people). This, of course, is far from true and makes little sense in the practical and real world, for people don't care much anymore about actual culture and origins. Nationality is what matters more now.
It just may be interesting to think about that.
So, just to spark a discussion, here's something interesting a friend of mine was talking about:
Take a moment to think about America. In reality, everyone who lives there is a foreigner except for the natives, since the rest came only one or two hundred years ago. I think it's fair to still call these people foreigners.
Now think about populations. Hardly any American (US person, that is) has native American blood, only very few. On the other hand, a huge portion of Mexicans are considerably part Native American. What does this tell us? Mexicans are more native than Americans, or less foreigners.
Now, from the philosophical/theoretical point of view, what should this tell us? That Mexicans should be able to immigrate freely into the USA, since they are, after all, more native than Americans (US people). This, of course, is far from true and makes little sense in the practical and real world, for people don't care much anymore about actual culture and origins. Nationality is what matters more now.
It just may be interesting to think about that.