The Thirteen American Arguments
1. An argument is the reasoning that you are coming to court to state your claim and find justification. Howard Fineman is a sophisticated author and has traveled far more than the average citizen; there fore he is qualified to make certain arguments based off of experience. Howard Fineman shows us that in every argument or debate around the world come from one of the thirteen arguments talked about in this book. His first view was to show us how life is in the political world. His second goal is to show us that there is no life without arguments. His third goal was to show us how if obstacles thicken then the world is very hard to understand. His fourth goal was to show us how if people don’t get involved then we will never know what’s going on in the political life. His fifth goal is to show what the political life would be like with nothing going on. His sixth goal was to show us that we are worth something, and to be ourselves.
2. Throughout history the way humans look at other humans has changed tremendously. But it all falls back to how us as humans look at ourselves. Racism has always been a problem in the U.S., Barack Obama had a goal of being the first African American to take office. But before that goal slavery was a huge issue. Labor helped defend and construct for half a century. Lincoln declared, “ that all persons held as slaves” within the confederate states “ are, and henceforward shall be free.” Humans have evolved to think of themselves as somebody who matters. And that we are all equal.
3. The macaca incident was a great example of the power of an enduring American Argument over Immigration. Macaca means monkey in French, so the macaca incident was when Allen welcomed Sidarth to America by calling him a “macaca”. The incident reveals a much deeper issue in politics, racism. It shows that media can take something small and turn it into something huge. And racism is something that the media takes way out of hand. He stepped on 2 land minds one being race, and the other being that he insulted the states immigrants. American has never had “open” boarders, but all of our ancestors have come to America being foreigners. Business minded leaders have sought to open doors for market reasons, to make a bigger pool of consumers and laborers. But there is always the thought of flooding of foreign humanity.
4. Fineman says that anybody can become an American. He says that us as Americans are scared of immigrants, but he gives examples of why we are. One example would be religious converts, the decedents of recent immigrants bring back their past which can throw newcomers who work in a riptide of rising rents and falling wages. After our population reaches 15 percent immigrants the politics turn angry and urgent. 9/11 is another reason why Americans are scared to let the immigrants in. But there are also plus sides to having immigrants. They work harder then a lot of Americans. As Fineman says, “ for ev...
