by chiggerbit » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:04 am
On a search for two of my lost dogs (one was in heat and on a mission), I was politely ambushed out of the blue by a Republican neighbor, who must have heard that I was adamantly anti-war. Now, I don't argue my beliefs unless "invited", so I didn't start this conversation. His position was that we should trust our leaders because there were "strategic reasons for keeping information secret" (Yeah, I can hear your groans.) Then he commented about how we are hated all over the world. Well, doh! But, he seemed to have no perception about why that was a logical outcome of our actions over the decades. Where, oh where do you start a dialog with these people? I also have a Republican mama, who, if you wave a flag in front of her face, seems to go into THE TRANCE. Also, I had another neighbor pass on to me a paper copy of an anti-immigrant, hate email (I will try to look it up for the record) that his wife had copied off. This was IN ADDITION to another friend's recent annoying email that I posted here.<br><br>So, even before this event made the boglines (note, not "headlines"), I started a "Why they hate us file." And now I am not holding back. I don't care what these people think of me, I am going to push these kinds of mind-grabbing pictures in their faces. I just pray that I can do it in such a way that they will at least look before they hit "delete". I have copied off the worst of these pictures and I am sending them out to my favorite conservatives. It is time to fight back and disregard the personal consequences. <br><br>OK, found a comparable copy of the print copy of the immigrant hate email another neighbor gave me the other day. I can't tell you how similar this sounds to the same reason the Danes published their cartoons ridiculing Mohammad.<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.eshriner.com/">www.eshriner.com/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper He did quite a job; didn’t he? Read on, please!<br><br>IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.<br><br>I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the “politically correct! ” crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.<br><br>I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our<br>own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.<br><br>We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!<br><br>“In God We Trust” is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan.. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.<br><br>If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don’t like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don’t care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so! But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.<br><br>It is Time for America to Speak up If you agree – pass this along; if you don’t agree – delete it!<br><br>AMEN<br><br>I figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will also, sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please<br><br>by: eshriner @ 10:29 pm -- YIM: eshriner <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=chiggerbit@rigorousintuition>chiggerbit</A> at: 3/20/06 9:15 pm<br></i>