Traditionally, people move to an area because of economic opportunities. My ancestors move to America because of jobs in industry- not because of the virtues of American culture.I would use the number of people who actually emigrate to the USA.
My grandfather came here as a draft dodger. Those that didn’t were chopped up in World War One.Traditionally, people move to an area because of economic opportunities. My ancestors move to America because of jobs in industry- not because of the virtues of American culture.
in antiquity, the Vandals and Huns moved to the Roman Empire for similar reasons- the RE was where they wanted to be.
Fair enough, but why did he choose America instead of any number of other places he could flee to?My grandfather came here as a draft dodger.
Cheap boat ticket.Fair enough, but why did he choose America instead of any number of other places he could flee to?
The streets were paved with gold.Fair enough, but why did he choose America instead of any number of other places he could flee to?
Folks escaping Cuba’s political oppression are more likely to choose to come to America instead Haiti.
Ever lived abroad?(Many of us imagine other nations all secretly want to be like us, LOL…yes, people really believe that.)
I had the misfortune of attending a bullfight in Mexico while in graduate school in San Diego. I didn’t expect to be so horrified, as I grew up on a farm and slaughtering was part of the routine, but this was far beyond what I could bear. I sat a few rows behind a Monsignor and his entourage, who were all having the time of their life, and wondered how they thought they could reconcile this with their faith. I still don’t get it, and probably never will.However, visit some parts of the world and you’ll see real violence.
What part of the Ten Commandments were violated?I had the misfortune of attending a bullfight in Mexico while in graduate school in San Diego. I didn’t expect to be so horrified, as I grew up on a farm and slaughtering was part of the routine, but this was far beyond what I could bear. I sat a few rows behind a Monsignor and his entourage, who were all having the time of their life, and wondered how they thought they could reconcile this with their faith. I still don’t get it, and probably never will.
It is sad that this nation was founded by the letting of blood, but I would not go so far to say that all the evils of this country stem from that conflict. Can we say the Catholic faith has fared far better in the Commonwealth nations, where all the Christian faithful have been protected from secularism and every evil that has touched the US?Yes I reget the American revolt and all the sins that it inspired.
France before the Revolution was strong and Holy plus Our Lord told King Louis XIV to Considcrate France to His Sacred Heart.
Which would have prevented the Revolution and this evil modern age we live in.
Catholics would have been protected by the Crown after the Revolution since King George III was a friend to the Church
We are the nation of cafeteria thinkers…that is, we think we can have just what we want and pass over everything that doesn’t please our eyes as unnecessary.They say one thing and do something else. Yeah, they sort of do want to be us, and it showed in the vitriol they spouted about the US and the rest of the West while eating Burger King in their Explorer.
NEVERTHELESS, PEOPLE EMIGRATED HERE BY THE BOATLOAD!!!It is sad that this nation was founded by the letting of blood, but I would not go so far to say that all the evils of this country stem from that conflict. Can we say the Catholic faith has fared far better in the Commonwealth nations, where all the Christian faithful have been protected from secularism and every evil that has touched the US?
What did Poland do to deserve the 20th century that it got? Spain? The French elite made scandalous livings, don’t get me wrong, but they were hardly alone. I would not put all the evils of the 20th century on their heads. I do think the monarchies fell mostly because the royal and princely families abused their positions of trust by self-enrichment.
Thomas Jefferson saw to his horror, however, that the Revolution he so romanticized in France simply replaced one set of tyrants with another set that was even bloodier and more tyrannical.
I have not read that book, but I agree, we are not too much like Rome, though there are a few similarities. Not enough though. If we are still a major power 800 years from now, those differences may not be quite as far apart. Given the probability that we might be in end times now, one might be tempted to call this possibility as a long shot. Hard to say.No, we’re not even close to being like Rome.
If want to read a defense of the “morality” of bullfighting from a Catholic perspective, check out this Catholic Encyclopedia article (page down to the “Morality” section):You don’t see the torture of animals as immoral ?