The Disuniting Of America Analysis

Honestly, I truly did not understand “The Disuniting of America”. I could not fully grasp the political terms or half of the historic events mentioned in the book. But I do agree with the author when he said “How does it happen that in the United States, where the inhabitants have immigrated to the land which they now occupy, and brought neither customs nor traditions with no previous acquaintance; where, in short, the instinctive love of country can scarcely exist; how does it happen that everyone takes as zealous an interest in the affairs of his township, his country, and the whole state as if they were his own? It is because everyone, in his sphere, takes an active part in the government of society.” To me this means that the people around us shape our views, which is true.
Schlesinger repeatedly talks about America being a mixing pot, but to me that doesn’t seem true. Us Americans may interact with each other and socialize when it comes to exploring our identity, but when in reality behind close doors we stick to prejudices and people who closely identify as ourselves or people who attract our interest. America is like a smoothie, blended together with but not mixed wholly into one being. The land and the terrain is the ice, milk, and yogurt for the smoothie, the base of where everything started. The fruits that you add make up the people, the whites, blacks, indians, hispanics, asians, along with languages like french and korean, and the many, many religions. All this comes together to create a battle with your taste buds. In America, the different “fruits” create conflict with each other but still coincide