The way it is.....

[theoddz]

This was printed in a Tampa newspaper editorial
section a few days after it was reported that in
Florida a court upheld the right of Muslim woman to
keep her face covered for an automobile license photo.

THIS SAYS IT ALL.............


After hearing that the state of Florida changed its
opinion and let a Muslim woman have her picture on her
driver's license with her face covered, I believe this
is even more appropriate. Read on, please!! 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 and CANADIANS, 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 and
Canadians. 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 and Canada being a multi-cultural
community has served only to dilute our sovereignty
and our national identity. As Americans and Canadians,
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 Strips and Maple Leaf's 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. These are OUR COUNTRIES, our land, and our
lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the
right to express his or her opinion and we will allow
you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done
complaining, whining, and griping about our flags, our
pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I
highly encourage you to take advantage of one other
great American and Canadian freedom, THE RIGHT TO
LEAVE.

Amen

[Timothy R. Kuhr]

You,
as (almost) ususally (like the rest of us) make too much sense. I always thought that if you were an immigrant, then YOU were coming Here to be a part a OUR already estasblished cuture and (like my grandparents) You would become a part of it - if you were set on changing things, why didn't YOU stay there and DO THE JOB? (the you does not refer to you, Theoddz; just so we don't spark any unnecessary fire-fights.)
Personnaly, I'm a bit scared I'm becoming an isolationist. Keith posted awhile ago that we needed to SHUT DOWN THE BORDERS, and I'm beginning to agree with him. (If I misread your post, Mr. Hixson, I apologize.) The image of men, women and children being abused by dictatorial"republics" (they're all over the globe, if you believe the PR) not to mention gangs of drug lords, gun runners and plain war lords,goes against all the ideas we wrote down a coupla centuries ago, but, dammit, pick up a stick and find a way. We are not the mousehole of the world!

[reconeil]

However, and since such a good article was preceeded by such an asinine display of judicial nonsense (re. The Florida Court), in that it's perfectly alright to wear A MASK on ones Photo I.D.,...it certainly makes me wonder if no matter what's written of importance here in America,...it just isn't too-little, too-late??

After all, just because our pre-war obsession with political-correctness didn't take us all the way down-the-tubes,...I don't believe that our now unilaterally fighting a politically-correct and/or over-sensitivity towards everything foreign warfare is very reassuring,...to say the least.

Besides, no nation in The History of The World ever won any conflict by being politically-correct and "Circleling-the-wagons" or being on Alert (no matter what color). Want to be a winner? Then, just find the enemy and destroy the enemy quicker and in larger volume than they can destroy YOU/US. Warfare not being micromanaged by politicos (last time wisely wasn't done so by America was during WWII),...also couldn't hurt either.

Neil