coercion

[Carol]

Susan:
> Well, I guess that says it all. YOUR culture is dominant, so never 
> mind the needs, desires, of the minority.
> 
> And, I don't like it.. I don't like dominance..of any kind.

Carol:

But where can you go to escape a dominant culture? Every country has
one. I'd say the U.S. is a lot more tolerant of your religious views
and your lifestyle than many predominantly Islamic countries would be.
At least no one here has to wear a burkha (sp). And if you lived in,
say, Japan, you'd be just as much in the minority as you are here.
(We're all discriminated against in one way or another. I can't find
clothes to fit me because the clothing manufacturers (at least for
clothes within my budget) don't acknowledge the existence of
five-feet-ten, 125-pound, late-middle-aged women. (BTW, Susan, if
you're ancient, I must be teetering on the edge of the grave, or at
least the old folks home. I was chatting with Ben Franklin the other
day. . . ;-) ) 

Carol, fearing that dominance is a fact of life, just like laws,
government, taxes, and bosses