How to destroy a nation
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE "CONSERVATIVE" SIDE OF THE FENCE, READ THIS AND LEARN TO UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS BETTER THAN EVER. FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT ON THE "CONSERVATIVE" SIDE OF THE FENCE, READ AND LEARN FROM A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT. Please take the time to read this; it ought to scare the pants off you! We know Dick Lamm as the former Democratic Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders. A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Hansen Davis talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California. He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream. Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America. The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'" "Here is how they do it," Lamm said: "First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: "The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy." Canada , Belgium , Malaysia , and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans.". Lamm went on: Second, to destroy America , "Invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. I would make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal. That there are no cultural differences. I would make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds. Third, "We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: "The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together." Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities." "Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school." "My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population." "My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- >From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo." "Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America , it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them." In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed. Finally he said, "Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book "Mexifornia." His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book." There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America - take note of California and other states - to date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength." Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path especially The American Dream. If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass this on just as I did for you. Trust me NOTHING is going to happen if you don't ! |
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| That's an interesting read. I was watching a TV show last night and this speech came into my mind. The show was just a travel show (No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain) and he was in Ghana, and he was spending the day with the travel minister of the country who was talking about the connections between his country and the African Americans in the US...And they were playing traditional music and you could definitely hear similarities...
So I was thinking...I took this speech to mean that in order for America to survive, you need to have everyone assimilate into one singular culture. So that would mean that things like jazz and the blues and rock and roll would have to be rethought, because they stem from a non-European tradition...But how would that happen, and would we really want that? And which one culture would we choose, since America has had people from all over coming here for centuries. Even if someone said 'from the beginning' (of the European settlement) would that be English or Dutch or French or German, because those countries have different traditions... My point is that part of what makes America interesting is the diversity it has, and I 'get' that this idea of cultures coming in lately and not assimilating, but that's always been how America works. You've always heard the stories of the grandmas and grandpas from the 'old country' coming to America and living here for 50 years, but barely speaking English...That's why we have places like Little Italys and Chinatowns... |
| Well, the immigrants came in and didn't assimilate, although most who were younger did try to learn the language, just not the older immigrants.
The first generation did assimilate, learning only English at school, and acting as translators for their parents. By the second generation, they can't speak the old language. Now there is actually an organized attempt to keep the "old" language and culture going, and when taught bilingually, the 2nd generation has trouble with both languages. By the second generation, a person's culture should be of the place where they live, not from where their grandparents fled, no? "Celebrate your ancestry while embracing your new culture" might be a nice slogan for immigrants. |
barney1 wrote: My point is that part of what makes America interesting is the diversity it has, and I 'get' that this idea of cultures coming in lately and not assimilating, but that's always been how America works. I am not saying I agree or disagree, but to respond to what barney1 said... I think the speech is saying just because diversity makes America interesting doesn't mean it is good for America or will always be to our advantage. And just because America always welcomed immigrants and it has made us who we are...doesn't mean that it is good for us now and could lead to our downfall. I guess overall I kind of look at America as a company. We started small and rapidly added employees, but as any good or successful company changes so do their policies and rules. What worked when the company was only 20 people doesn't work when it is 200 or 2,000 or 20,000. If a company doesn't adapt as it grows it inevitably fails. |
| I hope everyone rereads and digests each part of Gov. Lamm's speech. It is not racist, but is shows how catering to and making excuses for cultural diversity ends up dividing, not unifying.
We are a country rich in various immigrant backgrounds with the the looks, enriched english language, food, dance, music, architecture, art, etc to show for it. Yet all of this is gathered together under a common language, laws, expectations. However these three: language, laws, and expectations are under assault. |
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