Doug Casey Exposes the Real Issues Behind the H-1B Controversy
Posted by freedomforall 18 hours, 10 minutes ago to Philosophy
Excerpt:
"International Man: Vivek Ramaswamy recently faced backlash for supporting the H-1B visa program and criticizing American culture.
Many saw his comments as endorsing replacement immigration for highly paid tech jobs (link).
What’s your take?
Doug Casey: Unfortunately, he’s mostly right about US workers. Their work ethic has been corrupted by cradle-to-grave benefits, class resentment, and a general degradation of Western values—something we’ve often discussed.
But importing Indians won’t improve the culture, it’ll further destroy what’s left of American culture. Maintaining the culture, not a few low-level jobs is the main problem that we’re facing. The culture is what makes America America. It’s a belief in Western virtues and the cultivation of a high-trust society.
America is held together by common values and beliefs. Those things are not enforced by police but by peer pressure, moral opprobrium, and social approbation. Importing massive numbers of people from a radically different culture with radically different beliefs and habits will change the best things about America and could tear the social fabric.
I’ve been to over 150 countries, lived in ten, and read a lot of history. My view is that Western Civilization stands like a Colossus above any and all other civilizations."
"International Man: Vivek Ramaswamy recently faced backlash for supporting the H-1B visa program and criticizing American culture.
Many saw his comments as endorsing replacement immigration for highly paid tech jobs (link).
What’s your take?
Doug Casey: Unfortunately, he’s mostly right about US workers. Their work ethic has been corrupted by cradle-to-grave benefits, class resentment, and a general degradation of Western values—something we’ve often discussed.
But importing Indians won’t improve the culture, it’ll further destroy what’s left of American culture. Maintaining the culture, not a few low-level jobs is the main problem that we’re facing. The culture is what makes America America. It’s a belief in Western virtues and the cultivation of a high-trust society.
America is held together by common values and beliefs. Those things are not enforced by police but by peer pressure, moral opprobrium, and social approbation. Importing massive numbers of people from a radically different culture with radically different beliefs and habits will change the best things about America and could tear the social fabric.
I’ve been to over 150 countries, lived in ten, and read a lot of history. My view is that Western Civilization stands like a Colossus above any and all other civilizations."
