In regards to upholding and celebrating American culture I always have this thought:
Why do silicon valley types promote the concept of a "company culture" and feel it's important enough to base hiring decisions on,
while demeaning those that want to uphold and sustain their own country's culture in the same manner?
You hear it time and time again when a CEO stresses cultural fit as a prerequisite to hiring. To achieve this they:
1) Hire slowly so as not to dilute the culture, ensuring those that are hired assimilate and adopt the practices of the company they are joining
2) Have a standard, a bar, set a baseline of skills and ability any new employee must reach to be hired.
But when any American citizen brings up similar rationale vis a vis immigration / maintaining their own culture by, for example, wanting to limit mass immigration of those from a culture / ideology that is drastically different from their own it's viewed as the most irrational thing in the world, even described as a "phobia" of sorts (when discussing the Islamic side of the issue).
Are Indians criticized for valuing their culture? How about Mexicans? Are Muslims criticized for valuing theirs? Or are all these groups celebrated for their pride in their own cultures?
I even worked with a liberal Canadian from Quebec, who argued passionately about his provinces fight to uphold their language and culture, while on the other hand would strongly denounce any reasoned argument I had on immigration / American cultural issues.
It just seems like Americans who want to maintain what they value as American culture (complicated no doubt) are held to a completely different standard than others, and are viewed as the most hateful people in the world for holding these kinds of views.