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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.

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Posted by AUCatfish

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Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:22 am to JustGetItRight

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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.

Good Lord, have you ever read any American history??? The exact same thing was said in the 1800's about the Irish, Chinese, Eastern Europeans, Jews, Catholics....the list goes on and on.

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Posted by Stonehog

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Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:29 am to JustGetItRight

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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.

The food in a melting pot touches, but it doesn't turn into something else. Peas don't turn into carrots.

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Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 2/11/14 at 10:36 am to JustGetItRight

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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.

So maybe the characters in the commercial had just immigrated here, legally of course. Are they expected to speak perfect English the minute they step on US soil? What kind of timeframe are they allowed to assimilate into US culture?

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