This is an Editorial written by an American
citizen, published in a Tampa Newspaper. He did quite a job, didn't he?
IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT!! 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. 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 comprised 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 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.
We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic,
Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to
become part of our society, learn the language! "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. 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 to take advantage of one other
great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
I found a few comments on the web about
the above article. He's some excerpts from them:
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- I agree with this much of the
letter to the Tampa Newspaper.
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- I am tired of this nation
worrying about whether we are offending some individual or
his/her 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.
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- 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 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.
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- 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!
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- However, Christmas is more of
a secular holiday than a religious one in the American society
of today and removing the word Christmas from events surrounding
this holiday is like taking the name Halloween away from October
31st. Not allowing Christmas programs in schools to be called
Christmas programs is going to ridiculous extremes. People
(especially those with liberal bent) sometimes forget there is
no right to not be offended. The First Amendment is supposed to
protect everyone's ability to say what they think, even if it
offends the sensibilities of the majority of people listening.
So passing laws or initiating regulations that remove certain
phrases like "Merry Christmas" and "Christmas party", "Christmas
program", "Christmas parade", or "Christmas vacation" from being
spoken in public schools, and even by the population at large,
and make it unacceptable for people to express themselves in the
way they desire are totally unacceptable, and unconstitutional
at their core. This restriction of freedom and other
restrictions/laws on other RIGHTS are destroying the fabric of
our culture.
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- Yes, immigrants must accept
the culture, language, and citizens of this nation. And they
must even accept being offended by some things, phrases, and
people if they really want to be part of our society. If they
don't want to be part of our society, then they should return to
their country of origin or find another nation in which they
feel comfortable with the culture.
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- A free citizenry does not ask
its governments' permission to exercise a right. It does not
register its exercise of a right. It does not waive any other
right, such as the right to privacy, in exchange for permission
to exercise a right such as the right to keep and bear arms. It
does not permit government to claim the exercise of a right is
probable cause, or prima facie evidence, or even a suspicion, of
a crime having been committed. It does not discuss, or
negotiate, what rights it will or will not exercise with
government or with any government functionary. In short, a free
citizenry, founded in principles of liberty, does not give up
its right to determine what kind of government will receive its
Consent to Govern.
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