buchanan butchers America
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Daniel Montaño
Professor Sargent
English 115-07
20 April 2015
Buchanan Butchers America
Today we Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, etc have all come together united as one great nation. Despite our differences in beliefs, customs, and cultures, we all have one thing in common which is being American. But are we really one great nation as we make it look? Patrick Buchanan a very influential and outspoken conservative voice in the United States, in his essay “Deconstructing America” explores and argues that the
“new trinity: diversity, democracy, and equality”(Buchanan 602) will not last in America and thus America which is suppose to be E Pluribus Unum, out of many one , has begun its deconstruction as he names it. Buchanan supports his argument using methods such as claims about causes and effects, using historical anecdotes, and making assumptions based off of what has occurred since the establishment of this nation at Jamestown.
Patrick Buchanan is hypercritical in the way he speaks of the United States and where it is going in regards to the future. He begins his essay with two relevant quotes to the subject on
America’s future that set the tone for him and gives the reader a feel about what Buchanan’s thoughts are. The quotes clearly demonstrate that Buchanan isn't in accordance with the methods of this nation . By using these quotes, the reader can acknowledge what side Buchanan is taking and thus the author Buchanan begins to instill his argument that diversity is taking this nation apart “strand by strand.”( Buchanan 593) He does so by his first example that illustrates his
Montaño !2 argument in which a “massacre of thirty-two students and teachers [of] Virginia Tech by an immigrant madman.”( Buchanan 594) He also alludes to Pakistani subway bombers to find even more support to add on to his argument. Buchanan is using these two examples and describing them to suit his purposes of defying diversity. He clings on
Daniel Montaño
Professor Sargent
English 115-07
20 April 2015
Buchanan Butchers America
Today we Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, etc have all come together united as one great nation. Despite our differences in beliefs, customs, and cultures, we all have one thing in common which is being American. But are we really one great nation as we make it look? Patrick Buchanan a very influential and outspoken conservative voice in the United States, in his essay “Deconstructing America” explores and argues that the
“new trinity: diversity, democracy, and equality”(Buchanan 602) will not last in America and thus America which is suppose to be E Pluribus Unum, out of many one , has begun its deconstruction as he names it. Buchanan supports his argument using methods such as claims about causes and effects, using historical anecdotes, and making assumptions based off of what has occurred since the establishment of this nation at Jamestown.
Patrick Buchanan is hypercritical in the way he speaks of the United States and where it is going in regards to the future. He begins his essay with two relevant quotes to the subject on
America’s future that set the tone for him and gives the reader a feel about what Buchanan’s thoughts are. The quotes clearly demonstrate that Buchanan isn't in accordance with the methods of this nation . By using these quotes, the reader can acknowledge what side Buchanan is taking and thus the author Buchanan begins to instill his argument that diversity is taking this nation apart “strand by strand.”( Buchanan 593) He does so by his first example that illustrates his
Montaño !2 argument in which a “massacre of thirty-two students and teachers [of] Virginia Tech by an immigrant madman.”( Buchanan 594) He also alludes to Pakistani subway bombers to find even more support to add on to his argument. Buchanan is using these two examples and describing them to suit his purposes of defying diversity. He clings on