November 02, 2006
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A Skeptical Reader Says Athena Is
Wrong About American Culture; She Replies
From: [Name
Withheld]
Re: Athena Kerry’s
Column:
Multicultural Education—No “Americans” Need Apply
Yes
multiculturalism is bad. It leads to
Balkanization. But consider that there is no culture
in America to speak of. What should immigrants
assimilate into,
MTV, unfettered
consumerism, crass commercialism?
For the
majority, that’s today’s America.
Scott
Fitzgerald wrote that in the
aftermath of World War I Americans had given
themselves over to pleasure. Fitzgerald may have been
premature but he would certainly be correct today.
The best
we can do now is hope for the best.
Athena Kerry
replies: Even in
my youthful naiveté, I can't help but disagree. American
culture is alive and well—even if it is hidden. Just
because academics and moviemakers have lost touch with
Americans does not mean that the culture doesn't exist.
