 culture is everything um why don't we start there as they make clear in the discussion of the nordic countries and uh part of the reason that worked was because their cultures are so monochromatic and i don't mean skin color i just mean cultural assumptions culture means everything and the idea that we should just chuck american culture or not value it and just bring in anybody from all over the world because diversity is our greatest strength is one of the most idiotic notions i've ever heard in my life but more on that