The Romans didn’t consider a family truly assimilated until after 5 generations as a son would be carrying the attitudes and assumptions and loyalties of his father and grandfather. If a Free Born settled in Rome, his grandson would be considered a Full Born, able to take part in most of the civil affairs. His grandson would be counted as a Gentry, able to vote and hold offices. His grandson would be a Noble, fully able to take part in the Senate.
I assume, and this is probably verifiable, that Roman did not just have a generational threshold. I assume that more important than living in Rome for X generations, is what each generation contributed. As we see, people in this country have lived here for a long time, in one case centuries, and do not consider themselves as American. In fact, they see themselves as in opposition to America, (its justice/legal system, its speech/vernacular, its Christian theological underpinnings, its work ethic), and the American people. For them success, is destroying America.
In any case, the main point is that there must be some threshold of contributions that exceeds duration of occupying the land in its importance. Even the model passport Americans just come here and get a job.
It was a very recent time that I would accompany my father on a regular basis to: cemetery district meetings; irrigation district meetings (in addition to going to the worksite where he was chief engineer, and doing volunteer maintenance ...), volunteer fire department meetings, fundraisers, controlled burns, parades, and emergency calls, dryer's co-op board meetings ... ...
Of course his grandfather and father built all of these things from nothing. Coming here and working for a corporation that sees itself in opposition to all nation states including Our nation state does not qualify as a contribution. In fact, it should be seen as a net debit given that an American lost opportunity to them; except extreme cases of truly rare inventive genius - which I am not aware of a single one since 1965.
We should have a threshold for all citizens and make it higher for prospective citizens. You must be here for 6 generations and (as an example:)
* Have at least 3 generations that have served in the military with distinction
* Been a net contributor during at least one national, state or local crisis: (natural disaster; fiscal crisis; legal crisis ... ...)
* Every generation has passed an in-depth set of courses on American history and the European history at the center of her discovery, colonization and conquest. They must also serve as docents in good standing at heritage sites and/or contribute to their maintenance and preservation.
* They must participate in historical re-enactments that make them empathetic to the American people and the nation's history: (simulated village attack by Indians; pioneer/frontier experiences of real hardship; war battle re-enactments ...)
* Be in good standing in a Christian congregation for every generation.
* Forfeit all non-European and American statuary and regalia in permanence. I think even hyphenated-Americans should do the same.
* Have at least three generations of civic service at a local level without title or privilege.
This can and should be supervised by a patri-lineage of American founding stock who select and adjudicate the process across regions. Descendants of colonists, Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution; Veterans; Sons of The Confederacy ... ...
In short they must display sustained commitment and duty to Our heritage in such a way as to demonstrate that they submit to Our culture and through acts of service, and periods of shared struggle and sacrifice that is demonstrated. Yes. They must submit and do so for 6 generations. The dirt is not magic. Latin assimilar means to become similar. They must become similar not superficially but in a profound way.
Most will likely not want to endure this, and will self select out. This is a perfect way to test their loyalty to their identity and their willingness to forge a new one over a long period of time. During this process, they do not have citizenship nor any of its rights and privileges.
The Romans didn’t consider a family truly assimilated until after 5 generations as a son would be carrying the attitudes and assumptions and loyalties of his father and grandfather. If a Free Born settled in Rome, his grandson would be considered a Full Born, able to take part in most of the civil affairs. His grandson would be counted as a Gentry, able to vote and hold offices. His grandson would be a Noble, fully able to take part in the Senate.
I assume, and this is probably verifiable, that Roman did not just have a generational threshold. I assume that more important than living in Rome for X generations, is what each generation contributed. As we see, people in this country have lived here for a long time, in one case centuries, and do not consider themselves as American. In fact, they see themselves as in opposition to America, (its justice/legal system, its speech/vernacular, its Christian theological underpinnings, its work ethic), and the American people. For them success, is destroying America.
In any case, the main point is that there must be some threshold of contributions that exceeds duration of occupying the land in its importance. Even the model passport Americans just come here and get a job.
It was a very recent time that I would accompany my father on a regular basis to: cemetery district meetings; irrigation district meetings (in addition to going to the worksite where he was chief engineer, and doing volunteer maintenance ...), volunteer fire department meetings, fundraisers, controlled burns, parades, and emergency calls, dryer's co-op board meetings ... ...
Of course his grandfather and father built all of these things from nothing. Coming here and working for a corporation that sees itself in opposition to all nation states including Our nation state does not qualify as a contribution. In fact, it should be seen as a net debit given that an American lost opportunity to them; except extreme cases of truly rare inventive genius - which I am not aware of a single one since 1965.
We should have a threshold for all citizens and make it higher for prospective citizens. You must be here for 6 generations and (as an example:)
* Have at least 3 generations that have served in the military with distinction
* Been a net contributor during at least one national, state or local crisis: (natural disaster; fiscal crisis; legal crisis ... ...)
* Every generation has passed an in-depth set of courses on American history and the European history at the center of her discovery, colonization and conquest. They must also serve as docents in good standing at heritage sites and/or contribute to their maintenance and preservation.
* They must participate in historical re-enactments that make them empathetic to the American people and the nation's history: (simulated village attack by Indians; pioneer/frontier experiences of real hardship; war battle re-enactments ...)
* Be in good standing in a Christian congregation for every generation.
* Forfeit all non-European and American statuary and regalia in permanence. I think even hyphenated-Americans should do the same.
* Have at least three generations of civic service at a local level without title or privilege.
This can and should be supervised by a patri-lineage of American founding stock who select and adjudicate the process across regions. Descendants of colonists, Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution; Veterans; Sons of The Confederacy ... ...
In short they must display sustained commitment and duty to Our heritage in such a way as to demonstrate that they submit to Our culture and through acts of service, and periods of shared struggle and sacrifice that is demonstrated. Yes. They must submit and do so for 6 generations. The dirt is not magic. Latin assimilar means to become similar. They must become similar not superficially but in a profound way.
Most will likely not want to endure this, and will self select out. This is a perfect way to test their loyalty to their identity and their willingness to forge a new one over a long period of time. During this process, they do not have citizenship nor any of its rights and privileges.