I think there is a general misconception of just what assimilation means to the ideal of “to be American”. To understand American exceptionalism you must first realize that it was created by the American people, not scholars nor political theoreticians. It…
Category: Race and Culture
“The People of Liberty” or a Better Managed Republican Team?
Taking the Republican Party away from these current usurpers will be a long overdue restoration, and quite frankly, it couldn’t come at a better time. Everyone wants harmony and happy endings, I know, so I wish I could be more…
The Russian-Ukrainian Village, Evening Bells
In the 1960s I earned a minor in Russian Studies at university which interestingly enough, provided me with a lot of background to what I would observe when I visited Ukraine and central Russia in 1991 and 1992, when…
White Privilege and the Privilege “to be American”- (Ser Americano)
For many years now the American academy has been besieged with the theme of “white privilege,” which holds to the notion that being born white carries its own guilt based on a sense of superiority which even the most innocent white person may not realize. In…
Comparing Ukraine and Russia; Russification under Stalin and Ukraine;
For context, As I always do, I first consulted Wikipedia to find their meaning of “Russification” for the various other Soviet members states besides Russia; 14 republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine…