OttoSchloss
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I doubt there's much antisemitism in Northern Ontario. There just aren't enough Jews up there to "justify" it. I'm sure there's a ton of ill will directed at natives and... franco-Ontarians. BTW no place is a paradise as far as acceptance goes. But I do think North America in particular despite it's hand wringing and white-guilt is probably the least racist region on Earth. People in Europe and Asia are, let's face it, 1000x more racist (and openly so) than we are culturally in the Americas. Immigrants are treated as "guests" of the host country in most nations on Earth, save for the anglo-sphere. That's why adopting what amounts to a European model for cultural assimilation just seems like an anathema to (historic) North American values. French Quebeckers were a conquered people and no the English did not say, assimilate or get on the next trade ship back to France. It's just not a Canadian tradition...
And it has very little to do with how strong a particular culture is. Americans probably have the most influential and visibly rich culture today but they're not directing new immigrants to assimilate or perish either. For the most part they're confident enough in their culture not to be threatened by outside cultural symbols.
And it has very little to do with how strong a particular culture is. Americans probably have the most influential and visibly rich culture today but they're not directing new immigrants to assimilate or perish either. For the most part they're confident enough in their culture not to be threatened by outside cultural symbols.
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