MK3|MK3Blog|Nov. 14, 2025
Assimilation vs. Parallel Society Formation
There are only two possible outcomes when large-scale immigration happens:
- The newcomers blend into the existing culture
- The newcomers form their own culture alongside the existing one
People pretend there’s some magical third option where we all just “coexist” in a happy mosaic without tension. That’s fairy-tale stuff. Humans do tribes. Humans do identity. Humans do “us” and “them.” Period.
Assimilation
Assimilation is when the newcomers adopt:
- The host country’s language
- Social norms
- Cultural values
- Civic expectations
You get:
- Shared identity
- Shared purpose
- Shared story
This is how the United States functioned pre-1965 immigration overhaul:
- People came from everywhere, sure
- But the expectation was: You become American
- The culture provided a strong gravitational pull
The host culture was confident enough to say:
“This is who we are. If you want to join us, this is the deal.”
Confidence is the key.
Once confidence goes, assimilation fails.
Parallel Societies
Parallel societies occur when new groups:
- Keep their language
- Keep their social structures
- Keep their cultural norms
- Form their own institutions and identity bubbles
Result:
- Two (or more) nations living in the same geography
- Each with different values, goals, and expectations
This is how you get:
- Neighborhoods where the host country’s laws aren’t really the law
- Schools with segregated cultural education
- Political blocs voting strictly by identity group
- Entire regions that function like foreign enclaves
At this point:
You no longer have a single country.
You have a shared territory with competing civilizations inside it.
This is not hypothetical.
This is France. This is Belgium. This is Sweden. This is parts of the U.S.
Why Assimilation Collapses
Assimilation only works when:
- The host culture believes in itself
When the dominant culture gets:
- Embarrassed by its own past
- Afraid to assert its norms
- Obsessed with being “welcoming” and “inclusive”
- Guilty over historical sins
The gravitational pull disappears.
The cultural message becomes:
“You don’t need to change. We’ll change to accommodate you.”
That is the exact moment parallel societies begin.
If the host culture refuses to define what it stands for, the newcomers will define it for themselves.
Nature abhors a moral vacuum.
Parallel Societies Lead to Power Shifts
Over time, parallel societies don’t stay parallel.
They become political forces.
- They elect representatives
- They shape policy
- They influence law enforcement strategy
- They rewrite educational curriculum
- They frame the national narrative
Influence becomes power.
Power becomes dominance.
This is reverse colonization in slow motion.
Not through conquest—through presence + narrative + numbers.
The Critical Point
Once you have parallel identities, a society eventually faces a forced choice:
- Integrate (usually too late)
- Separate (politically, socially, or geographically)
- Conflict (quiet or loud)
History does not offer a fourth option.
Where This Is Headed
Most Western nations are not assimilating.
They are apologizing.
That means:
- Parallel societies will harden
- Identity politics will intensify
- Political fragmentation will deepen
- Shared national purpose will collapse
And when a nation no longer shares a story, it no longer is a nation.
At that point, borders are a suggestion.
The Hard Truth
You don’t get to keep the territory if you don’t protect the identity.
Whether one thinks this is good or bad doesn’t even matter.
The train is already in motion.
The only question is what replaces the old identity once it dissolves.
And that’s where the next phase of the conversation leads. Next Week Part 3