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re: Can Someone Please Fill Me in on the Coca Cola / America da Beautiful Situation?
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:11 am to RTR America
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:11 am to RTR America
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A lot of people seemed to have forgotten about the whole "melting pot" thing.
And some people don't seem to have understood the whole "melting pot" thing . . the one where we assimilate, have core and shared values, and a shared language.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 9:50 am to Grievous Angel
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And some people don't seem to have understood the whole "melting pot" thing . . the one where we assimilate, have core and shared values, and a shared language.
The commercial didn't bother me because it was just a damned cola commercial, but the crux of the outrage is in this statement - and it is an accurate one.
We are much not a melting pot these days. We're very far into turning into a plate with dividers where none of the foods ever mix - and that is a very bad thing.
Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:19 am to Grievous Angel
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have core and shared values
I must have missed that in my last reading of the Constitution.
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Posted on 2/11/14 at 2:51 pm to Grievous Angel
And some people don't seem to have understood the whole "melting pot" thing . . the one where we assimilate, have core and shared values, and a shared language.
Now, now, GA; pointing that out just brands you as non-progressive and reactionary.
Now, now, GA; pointing that out just brands you as non-progressive and reactionary.
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