How could Mexico not be part of the West? It’s elites experienced the European renaissaince simultaneously with Europe.
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Replying to @DamonLinker @michaelbd
But if we define Mexico as part of the West, we can't say Mexicans are destroying our culture!
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Replying to @FranklinH3000 @michaelbd
There are civilizations & there are nations. Different levels of particularism. Eg, civilization has myriad languages; the U.S. mainly one.
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Replying to @DamonLinker @FranklinH3000
If 20 million Russians came to US I would also expect that to have a radical effect on our culture
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America would still be a Western. But, it would be changed.
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Replying to @michaelbd @DamonLinker
A lot less concern out there re: Asian immigration (growing) vs. Latin American immigration (shrinking) even though Asia isn't Western.
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The West vs. not-West is mostly a fig leaf for something else, although not reducible to race.
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Replying to @FranklinH3000 @DamonLinker
The West is what Christendom calls itself after having lost the faith.
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Christendom is much more substantial & coherent concept than "the West"
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Replying to @HeerJeet @michaelbd and
But there are many non-white Christians and many non-Christian whites (eg Richard Spencer). Supporters of "the West" hate acknowledging this
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