Episode 25 - American Culture: Wherein we discuss what American culture is, what defines it, its history, and where it is headed in the future.00:00:11 - Introduction
00:02:17 - Some definitions
00:04:54 - There's no wrong answer to what is American culture, or is there?
00:09:49 - When in our history did we have a cohesive culture?
00:14:51 - Division is part of our DNA as a country
00:16:44 - There's a difference between being multicultural and multiethnic
00:17:40 - Black American culture and code switching
00:23:50 - Why does melanin count determine culture?
00:26:46 - There's more than one birthday song?
00:29:10 - People who don't conform are being pushed out by the administration
00:33:15 - Assimilation into our society and culture
00:38:53 - What are our shared values as Americans?
00:42:06 - The rule of law as an American value?
00:47:29 - Moral absolutism versus moral relativism
00:49:52 - Screw that box!
00:51:49 - What's more American than being lazy?
00:54:45 - Part of being American is being able to be whatever you want
00:56:46 - The comparison to the Roman Empire
01:00:23 - The Democrat argues for individualism and the Republican argues for collectivism...
01:05:07 - Part of what it means to be American is to be able to disagree with each other
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