-=> Quoting Larry Kwiatkowski to Karolina Stutzman <=-
 
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 LK> Short answer: the Euro-American is the dominant culture. But that is
 LK> slowly changing. What happens soon after the turn of the century when
 LK> the Asian American - or the Hispanic American - or the Black American
 LK> becomes the DC in some parts of the nation? I doubt it will be a change
 LK> occurring without severe problems! 
 
 Always an interesting exercise to "speculate" what a given area would/will
 be like in say fifty years if the current trends remain. Just think about
 Southern California. What will it be like if the majority is Hispanic? 
exico
 North? Would a Hispanic DC be "better" than a "Euro-American" DC? (Actually,
 just what does constitute "better"?)
 
 Actually, I can't think of a time (or place) in history where there hasn't
 been _some_ form of DC usually to the detriment of any minority who's one
 identifier is being "different".
 I consider myself to be part of a dominateD culture because I am "different"
 than many of the "Dominant Culture". More than one person has said I am not
 like the "average American" .
 
 Oh... and in this part of the country, it is beginning to look like the
 "government workers" (policemen, firemen, schoolteachers, politicians,
 judges, etc.) ARE the Dominant Culture. Politicians and judges simply
 overturn the "will of the people". The schoolteachers have one of the most
 powerful unions and lobbying groups in the state. Police and fire simply say
 "We can't protect you unless we have more money."
 I am always amazed by the _decrease_ in "rush hour traffic" on government
 holidays. To me it is an indication of just how many people are on a 
 "government payroll".
 Jim
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