[wilpuri]

I am sure most of us at some point have to face the dilemma created by the difference that exists between our weltanshauung and the reality.

I have friends who are foreign but by all practical standards have assimilated into mainstream society. I treat them as the individuals they see themselves as, and I don't really see a conflict between having such acquaintances and a nationalistic world view. I've spoken of my views to some of immigrant backgrounds and most of them sympathise and understand.

We cannot expect to live as we would in our hypothetical ideal societies.