[LPisGood]

Being okay is a lot different from maintaining academic, innovative, and cultural dominance which provides a standard of living many have grown used to.

[the_real_cher]

Are you saying America was a backwater nation until non-european immigrants rescued them?

[triceratops]

Are you saying America was ok taking immigrants only as long as they were European?

[the_real_cher]

That was the law up until the the Hart Cellar act of the 60's.

[triceratops]

I'm asking about things working better when only Europeans were allowed, not the law. You were implying the former with your comment.

[the_real_cher]

there's objective evidence That things were working better when only Europeans were allowed.

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

[churchill]

I don't think that website implies what you're thinking. The only significant thing that happened in 1971 is that Nixon suspended the convertibility of the dollar into gold, giving the US leeway to run unlimited deficits, paying for imports with paper.

Now, America wants to reduce its debt and curb industrial powers like the EU, Japan, China, etc. but it doesn't want to give up its exorbitant privilege that got it into the debt whole in the first place.

You can't have it both ways.

[triceratops]

Aah racism. Cool cool cool glad you got it out there.

[LPisGood]

I think it’s pretty clear that’s not what I’m saying.