What's wrong with civic nationalism ?

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We, in the US, are a nation of immigrants. They built this place, really.

I consider myself a civic nationalist, and already people are calling me "fascist", for echoing those sentiments.

Most Western Muslims don't want to change Western culture. They just want the freedom to live as they choose.



This is where your utter lack of historical knowledge is showing.

Poland has existed for thousands of years. Polish culture has changed over the years. Ancient Poland was different from prehistoric Poland. Medieval Poland was different from ancient Poland. Modern Poland is different from medieval Poland.

Let's get back to that video of Paris. Paris is massive, as all cities are. I saw plenty of authentic French things in that video.

Paris will always have authentic Parisian food and authentic Parisian culture. Let's not forget that cities are massive. In every city, there is plenty of room for both old and new things.

Addionally, I'd like to see a video of Rural France. How many Muslims live there? Europe still has rural areas. Nearly everyone in those areas is white and Christian.

In general, rural areas tend to be time capsules that reflect a country's past. This is true of every country.

Do you know why some Christians use the word "heathen" as an insult? The word refers to heath, which is a plant found in rural areas. When Christianity was spreading throughout Europe, the rural farmers held onto polytheism as Christianity was becoming popular in urban areas. Seriously. That's a fact. There were hillbillies in ancient Europe, and they thought Christianity was for city slickers.



Poland has plenty of room for foreign things and things that are uniquely Polish. The country is 312,679 square kilometers in size. That's plenty of room.



Too wrongs don't make a right.

I agree. There is plenty of racism in Africa and Asia. Unfortunately, it's hard to do something about those countries when they are so far away.

During Mugabe's reign of terror, most Americans hated his anti-white racism ... but there wasn't much they could do about it.



There is a huge difference between tolerating foreigners and expecting people to conform. In fact, they are practically opposites of one another.

I honestly don't know what your goal is. Do you think that American culture is under attack? Most Americans still love America, and enjoy things that are uniquely American. Those things aren't going away. America is full of people who have fluttering American flags on their cars. They don't face much discrimination.

Overall, your attitude towards culture seems to be overly simplistic. Cultures are complex. A big city has room for several cultures. Cultures change overtime. Modern American culture is different from the culture that existed in America back in 1776. Culture is more complex than you think it is.

And I believe that most immigrants do want to assimilate into the American fabric.

Nowadays, they want to also keep their cultural identity---but they admire the American Way, too. And the kids of these immigrants want an "American" identity, usually, rather than the cultural identity of the "old country."

If they don't want to adopt Western values and customs, then they are free to stay in their own countries. If they don't want to become Americanized, then they are not welcome,IMO. We must put America first.
I never said America was monolithic. But the truth of the matter is, those from Islamic countries, in particular, are at odds with our values, and we shouldn't change our values and culture to suit them. Rather, they need to adapt to our ways. Otherwise, they need not come here.

I'm tired of hearing people say "there's no such thing as being "Irish", or "there aren't any real Germans" ,etc.

For thousands of years these people formed their own unique identity! Granted there has always been some ethnic admixture here and there, but by and large there are ethnic similarities inherent in those that have Germanic or Anglo heritage just as any other parts of the world.

Years ago this was true, but I'm not really seeing this today. I'm seeing a lot of people who don't really want to be American, they just want to reap whatever benefits they can garner from living here. And this is why illegal immigration is not fair to Americans or anyone else who comes here legally.

The irony is your statement is that the native culture of a country much change to accommodate. When someone moves to a new country they take their beliefs and enforce it on that society, rather than the other way around? In
a sense it becomes cultural genocide. Homogenization is when people add things in, but it gets melted away over time and so it becomes collectively part of the culture without any sort of adding or taking away- hence that is part of Americanization!

If I were to go to Poland, I want to experience authentic Polish culture, cuisine, and the people of that land. I don't want to see some sort of third world in Poland. When I visit Germany- same deal. I want to experience what makes Germany authentically German. I don't see why that is a bad thing? It seems to me, that Asian countries are for all Asians, and African countries are for all Africans. But the European countries much change and become "multi cultural" - America included. That, to me , is forcing people to "conform" .

If they don't want to adopt Western values and customs, then they are free to stay in their own countries. If they don't want to become Americanized, then they are not welcome,IMO. We must put America first.
I never said America was monolithic. But the truth of the matter is, those from Islamic countries, in particular, are at odds with our values, and we shouldn't change our values and culture to suit them. Rather, they need to adapt to our ways. Otherwise, they need not come here.

I'm tired of hearing people say "there's no such thing as being "Irish", or "there aren't any real Germans" ,etc. For thousands of years these people formed their own unique identity! Granted there has always been some ethnic admixture here and there, but by and large there are ethnic similarities inherent in those that have Germanic or Anglo heritage just as any other parts of the world.

those from Islamic countries, in particular, are at odds with our values, and we shouldn't change our values and culture to suit them.

THE REAL AMERICAN'S RESPONSE UPON ENCOUNTERING A MUSLIM
Smile politely.
Give them the blessing of peace; "a'salaam alaikum".
Then defend to the death their Constitutional right to free exercise of their religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom to peaceably assemble, freedom to be secure in their person, right to due process, right to equal protection under the law, and inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

That's not "changing our values and culture to suit them"; that's how we apply real American values and culture in practice.`

If they don't want to adopt Western values and customs, then they are free to stay in their own countries. If they don't want to become Americanized, then they are not welcome,IMO. We must put America first.
I never said America was monolithic. But the truth of the matter is, those from Islamic countries, in particular, are at odds with our values, and we shouldn't change our values and culture to suit them. Rather, they need to adapt to our ways. Otherwise, they need not come here.

I'm tired of hearing people say "there's no such thing as being "Irish", or "there aren't any real Germans" ,etc. For thousands of years these people formed their own unique identity! Granted there has always been some ethnic admixture here and there, but by and large there are ethnic similarities inherent in those that have Germanic or Anglo heritage just as any other parts of the world.