Correlation is not causation, but it can be awfully suggestive. (Francis Porretto, Bastion of Liberty)
Monday, July 31, 2006
Back to School Again
So, once again, I have little time for original posts. But the Guard the Borders Blogburst is excellent, as usual.
See the previous post.
By next week, I should be back to normal posting.
Tags = Blogging
Guard the Borders Blogburst
By Heidi at Euphoric Reality
Our government has undertaken some monumental legislation that fully impacts the American way of life, our freedom, and our sovereignty. The purpose of such legislation is to homogenize Canada, Mexico, and the United States into a North American Union - and we're all going to sleep through it.
Have you heard of a little-known program called the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America? This tri-lateral partnership was signed by President Bush last year without Congressional oversight or public approval. Opponents of the SPP have called it NAFTA on steroids - and we all know how disastrous NAFTA has been for everyone except Mexico. It also appears to be modeled on the ineffective and highly unpopular European Union (unpopular with the people, that is).
I went to the website, www.spp.gov, to begin my research. There are, indeed, no boundaries between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. when it comes to the cooperation of financial, trade, and foreign affair departments. Though some of the PR language on the website sounds fairly benign, the commissions are picking up momentum. And you know what happens when bureaucrats start grasping at influence and power! Except that now we don't have to just worry about our own greedy bureaucrats - but Canada's and Mexico's too.
This is not some weird and obscure conspiracy website, it is our government's plan to literally give away or sell our national sovereignty. What is most galling is that we will share responsibility for security across North America. It is very conceivable that we could see our troops deployed to secure the southern border of Mexico. Yes, you read that right - not OUR unsecured warzone of a southern border - but Mexico's border with Belize and Guatemala. That is the conclusion of an investigative report done by Lou Dobbs on CNN:
Robert B. Murray notes:
President George W. Bush, President Vicente Fox of Mexico, and former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin agreed in March 2005 to create this union by executive regulations and agreements rather than by treaty to bypass Congress. Twenty working groups were formed and are well on their way to establishing a super-government for North America that will not be bound by our Constitution. The web site for this new bureaucracy—located at www.spp.gov—provides a look at their plans and accomplishments thus far. The plan is to have this arrangement implemented by 2010.
Behind its innocuous title, the “Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America,” the United States will surrender its Constitution. According to Jerome R. Corsi, an author and political commentator, our nation-state prerogatives would be superseded by the authority of a North American court and parliamentary body and our dollar would become the “Amero.”
Possibly the strongest leg of the SPP is NASCO - North America's SuperCorridor Coalition - otherwise known as the NAFTA Superhighway. Airily dismissed by some public officials as internet rumors and hype and completely unaffordable, NASCO has quietly been amassing funding and already begun preliminary construction in Texas.
...already underway is the plan for a NAFTA Superhighway: 1,200 feet wide, stretching from Lazaro Cardenas on the west coast of Mexico, entering the United States at Laredo, Texas, and continuing straight north to Winnipeg, Canada, with another route to Kansas City thence north easterly to Detroit and Montreal.
Containerized goods from Asia will be offloaded onto Mexican trucks, with Mexican drivers, and distributed throughout the economic system. Go to www.nascocorridor.com to view the plan and progress. There will be no internal boundaries to restrict the flow of people, goods or services.
In fact, the first customs stop on the Superhighway will be in the heart of America - Kansas City! Along the way, primary U.S. labor unions will be by-passed in favor of Mexican labor, including the Longshoremen’s Union, the railroad United Transportation Union, and the Teamsters.
How will such a massive flow of goods and foreign traffic be monitored? According to author Jerome Corsi,
"Across the NAFTA Super-Highways will flow millions more Mexicans, now armed with North American border passes and biometric identification, as defined by the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America working groups organized within the Department of Commerce."
Similar toll systems snaking their way from the southern and northern borders cutting through major American cities will force American citizens to submit to having RFID enabled identification cards which contain an ever-increasing array of information about their personal lives.
Illegal aliens with cloned RFID transponders will enjoy streamlined access to the US while Americans labor under the financial burden of tolls that go directly to foreign corporations and restrictions that take the right of free travel out of their hands. This and more is occurring without Congressional oversight, but is naturally funded with our state and federal tax dollars.
But our public officials are saying this could never happen, if only because it's completely unaffordable! Not so, since foreign investment will cover any gaps that taxing the American people leaves. Additionally, the Bush administration has embarked on a policy of selling off key US infrastructure to the highest bidder - in most cases foreign owned corporations.
[K]ey players, including the investment bankers and the worldwide capital investment funds, have a plan to address these fiscal shortcomings with their own resources. On April 30, 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed Executive Order No. 12803 on infrastructure privatization, a move that cleared the way for private capital to invest in U.S. infrastructure projects, including highways.
For instance, the Indiana Toll Road, Virginia's Pocahontas Parkway, a Texas toll road from Austin to Sequin and The Chicago Skyway have all been sold or leased for 99 years to foreign companies who will all enjoy billions in profits from American citizens forced to pay the tolls. And now the New Jersey Turnpike and the Ohio Turnpike are also under the hammer with foreign interests at the forefront of the negotiations.
An earlier Corsi article cites government websites which carry full planning details of the Super Highway. Its construction has already begun in Texas with no congressional oversight whatsoever. The Trans-Texas Corridor is being overseen by The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the contract is owned by the Cintra corporation which in turn is owned by the King of Spain Juan Carlos. The project is being financed by the implementation of a toll that will be collected by means of GPS tracking devices installed in all vehicles and also envelops many connecting roads to the highway. (Toll road info summarized by Paul Watson)
Watson further adds this dire prediction, "To even be allowed to use major roads and highways, US citizens will be subject to a criminal background check and the government will have the ability to pinpoint their particular RFID signal and remotely block it from central computer mainframes - effectively abolishing freedom of mobility in America."
President Ronald Reagan once said, “A nation without borders is not a nation.” While we’ve been looking elsewhere, our own government has implemented a comprehensive plan to erase our borders with Canada and Mexico. The NAFTA Superhighway will allow vehicles, people and goods to travel from Mexico, into the American heartland, and up to Canada with little impediment, making America's borders obsolete. Coupled with Bush's blanket amnesty program, the new North American Union and the NAFTA Superhighway (NASCO) will fully expedite the wholesale dismantling of American sovereignty. It would seem that the while the rest of the world is already lining up to get their piece of the American pie, Americans will be the last to know. It is happening quietly and behind our backs, while our attention is fully engaged by the War on Terror, the upcoming elections, and our personal lives.
This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our Blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Immigration
Monday, July 24, 2006
Guard the Borders Blogburst
by Nathan Bradfield at Church and State
Groups such as the 21st Century Paul Revere Ride and "You Don't SPEAK For Me" are taking a stand against illegal immigration and trying to push the issue back to the forefront so Americans can hold their elected officials accountable at the polls.
Via The Montgomery Advertiser:
Election day is more than three months away, but a group of border state residents wants to push the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront of campaign issues.
The six men, members of the 21st Century Paul Revere Ride, stopped Friday morning in Montgomery to speak to local residents at the state Capitol. The men are touring the country on motorcycles, stopping in each state capital.
"We are facing a human tsunami of population," said Frosty Wooldridge, a retired schoolteacher and leader of the 54-city motorcyle tour. "If we don't put a stop to illegal immigration and limit legal immigration, we're turning America into a Third-World country."
Speaking to a small crowd gathered at the base of the Capitol steps, Wooldridge said his message is neither racist nor classist, but is an answer to "a human dilemma."
Wooldridge said the message engraved on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty has no bearing on the 21st century. "'Give me your sick, your poor,' those are 19th- and 20th-century ideals," Wooldridge said. "We're in a different era, with different problems."
Along with advocating construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the Ride are offering the issue of illegal immigration as a litmus test for congressinal candidates.
"Find out who is for keeping illegal immigrants out of this country," Wooldridge said. "If they're for it, keep 'em in. If they're against it, kick 'em out."
The ride is more than half over, but Ride member Rick Chiesa said his message isn't reaching enough people. "We can only do so much," Chiesa said to the crowd. "Our message won't get to Washington without your help." Chiesa, along with the five other members of the Ride, advocates limiting immigration and ending illegal immigration altogether.
Randall Kirkland, who listened to Wooldridge from the shade of the Capitol, said he agreed with the message of the Ride. "I see it everyday where I'm from," said Kirkland, of Prattville. "My friends or family try to get work at a construction site and it's full, there's always people there working for less."
I attended the rally and enjoyed seeing Americans taking proactive action in their beliefs.
The group also has a blog and their FAQ section addresses their stance on the issues.
Do immigrants benefit the US economy by performing work no one else will?
The average immigrant according to the Center for Immigration Studies costs the US taxpayer $55,000.00 over a lifetime in social services over and above what that immigrant earned. Net drain annually for all immigrants is $70 billion to US taxpayers. Bear-Sterns Report shows $301 billion in uncollected IRS taxes from illegal aliens working under the table.
Immigrants don't take jobs from Americans; they create jobs don't they?
According to Professor Borjas at Harvard, they cost $200 billion annually in lost wages to American workers. They comprise the second largest underground economy in the world costing US taxpayers a loss of $301 billion in income taxes not collected according to Bear-Sterns Report.
Don't immigrants catch up quickly economically and culturally, blending into society within a generation?
Today's illegal aliens are not blending, not melting into society, not speaking English and not assimilating. Rather, they are separating into enclaves and creating apartheid within the USA. As former Colorado Governor Lamm said, "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."
The ride will end August 12 with finale in Washington, DC.
Fortunately, both Alabama senators are opposed to the Senate Immigration Bill.
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL):
"The American people were counting on us to secure our borders and restore the rule of law to our immigration system," Sessions said. "Unfortunately, the United States Senate today let the American people down by passing a deeply flawed bill that gives the illegal alien population every benefit this nation can bestow, and increases future legal immigration levels by three to five times the current level. Additionally, the immigration levels for the future ensure that 70 percent of the large influx will be admitted without having to meet any educational, skill or language requirements."
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL):
"I am extremely concerned about the details of President Bush's plan. I believe that it diminishes the notion of citizenship and undermines the foundation of law on which our country is built. I have long believed that our nation must have strong controls on the continual influx of immigrants. This proposal rewards those who have broken the laws to get to this country by allowing them to stay. In addition to being wrong in principle, the plan should also offend the legal immigrants who have stood in line and played by the rules to enter this country, as well as those still waiting to legally enter."
But we'll need more this fall at the polls.
The group "You Don't SPEAK For Me", of hispanic decent, is speaking out against other hispanics who have no place demanding rights and they refuse to support any amnesty plan.
Their website has links for the following:
- The U.S. Constitution
- The Democratic Process
- U.S. History
- English Language Training
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Care and Handling of the U.S. Flag
How refreshing!
Their five guiding principles are one that all American citizens and politicians should embrace.
All immigration should be legal
Illegal immigration hurts everyone, while carefully planned legal immigration helps. We believe in stopping illegal immigration and securing the national and economic future of our nation.
Illegal aliens from any country should never be rewarded with benefits or privileges
Becoming an American citizen is a unique and wonderful privilege. The legal route to becoming a citizen is not easy and requires patience and hard work. Those who break the law and come illegally should not be granted any benefits or privileges. No driver's license, no welfare benefits, no free health care, no in-state tuition - simply put . . . no state or federal benefits!
No amnesty - no way!
Amnesty is rewarding people who break the law. From past experience we have learned that granting amnesty only leads to increased illegal immigration. Those here illegally are taking advantage of our compassion. We say No Amnesty-No Way!
Secure our borders now and fully enforce immigration laws
The best way to stop the flow of illegal immigration coming across our borders is to build a high security fence along the length of our southern border where the majority of illegal traffic takes place. We must also vigorously enforce our existing immigration laws. Local and state law enforcement should be free to enforce immigration laws. Employers who hire illegal workers should be heavily fined and if a pattern of practice is established their owners/corporate officers should be fined and jailed for the offenses and the corporate charter revoked. Identification documents must be limited and strong security measures like biometrics applied to documents of foreign workers. American citizens driver's licenses are now secured by the Real ID Act, non-citizens should be required to present documents not susceptible to fraud and counterfeit, and include biometric security measures - especially for work purposes.
Learn and speak English
Learning the language of this country is the very least an immigrant can do. Learn and speak English. Learn the history of this country. Learn the Constitution and civics. Learn and practice the principles that make America the greatest country in the world.
Amen brothers!
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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It is syndicated by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we're going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration in our country, join the Blogburst! Send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Immigration
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Whoops! They've done it again!
With 15.9% of their population (out of over 6 million Israelis, that's nearly 1 million). Most are Sunnis.
BTW, in Israel, the Muslims have full citizenship rights, including the right to practice their religion.
Tags = News & Politics
Call me a cynic, but...
Right.
Looks like a staged photo op to me. Virtually guaranteeing that her sympathetic picture will be placed on the front page, she is a hottie, dressed in a tank top. Her hair looks to be mussed for maximum effect, there's an artistic-looking dirt smear on the forearm facing the photographer, and she's wearing very large sunglasses, which also have the effect of making it difficult to identify her.
But don't take my word for it. Here's the link.
The photographer was Hussein Malla, of Associated Press. Does anyone have an information about his background and sympathies?
Tags = News and Politics.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Why I Think I'm on the Right Side About Immigration
I've been getting at least 3-5 emails a month passed on from ordinary people on my email list. These aren't activists, these are just average citizens who are fed up. And they are, indeed, fed up with the situation on immigration.
The gist of the messages:
- Stop treating us like your momma - unlike her, we don't have to welcome you in when you're broke and out of work. You deserve a better job? There's a price to be paid - get the education, and be prepared to work. You may not reach the top levels of status and pay in this generation. Neither did the natives. It generally still beats the situation you left in the old country.
- Legal or not, learn English. I don't care whether you speak the language of your home country at home, but at school and in the workplace, speak the main language of our country.
- Treat or traditions, religions, and culture with respect. Yeah, I know the young women of this country would be strung up if they dressed like that in your country, but you're not in that country. Remember? If you come here, be prepared to change. Otherwise, go home. We won't force you to stay.
- Obey our laws. The first law is to enter legally. And don't overstay your visitor or student visa.
- Wait your turn to enter this country. There are a lot of people who would like to come here. Many of them are better educated and skilled than you. They also deserve their chance.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Double Publishing
I'm currently watching the developing situation in the Mideast. I'm basically on the side of Israel - I think they've taken enough provocation from Hezbollah to date. If you keep pushing, expect the pushed to react. Lebanon's Prime Minister is already talking about a ceasefire. I'm guessing that they didn't expect Israel to get fed up. Hey, Mahmoud - don't bring a knife to a gunfight.
Dinner is being served, and I'm hungry. I'll probably go online again later tonight.
Tags = News and Politics.
Guard the Borders Blogburst
Written By Linda at Right as Usual
In talking to some readers, I realized that they were under the impression that I disliked immigrants.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
My maiden name sounded distinctly "ethnic" and unusual. As a result, most people assumed that I was one of the many displaced people that arrived in the Cleveland area after WWII, including the recently arrived.
I, not being the brightest bulb in the pack, just thought they were interested in fascinating me when they eagerly initiated conversations. I didn't realize at the time they were hoping to talk to a fellow "newbie".
This resulted in my acquiring friendships with people from:
* Estonia
* Germany
* Brazil
* Lebanon
* Syria
* India
* Taiwan
* Japan
* Hong Kong
* Pakistan
* Vietnam
* England
* Greece
* Jordan
* Romania
* Hungary
* Poland
* Spain
* Peru
* Korea
* Austria
* Liberia
* Yugoslavia
* Mexico
...just to name the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
With the exception of one person from Mexico, they all had something in common - they LEGALLY immigrated.
And that's the crux of my "problem" with immigration. I simply think it's unfair to keep allowing people to flow over the border without going through channels. Some want to think of themselves as compassionate people, who gladly accept the "poor, huddled masses, yearning to breathe free".
Yeah, right. By allowing those who ignore inconvenient laws to escape retribution, our country is denying law-abiding foreigners to claim their rightful spot in the queue. Folks, we can't accept everybody. The world holds over 6 billion people. At what point would you like us to stop taking everyone in?
When our economy breaks down under the strain of taking in under-educated, under-skilled workers? Many of them don't contribute to Social Security and taxes - they are paid under the table.
When our schools no longer have the ability to educate our children? It costs money to provide ESL services, folks.
When the illegals outnumber the natives? And vote against democracy? See last week's Blogburst articles for examples of THAT.
Any discussion of immigration has to begin with a recognition that we can't take in a flood of people without documentation, who started that journey by breaking the law, and who largely don't speak much English and have little education or skills. To do so jeopardizes the very structure of our society. We can bring in SOME, we can adjust to helping them assimilate, we just can't manage the process with this many at once.
Yeah, I know they just want to work. The question to ask is, would you give up YOUR job to help the immigrant? Would you take them into YOUR house? Would you work a second job to pay for educating their kids?
If not, then you haven't the right to expect the rest of the country to do what you won't do.
This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It is syndicated by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we're going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration in our country, join the Blogburst! Send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Pre-Trip Posting
I'm sure I'll have access to the Internet, but I may be too busy to post much.
Tags = Blogging
Monday, July 10, 2006
And he looks so smart!
there's been no showing that there's any significant problem with voter fraud in the 50 states.Oh, really? Have you actually looked in your own home state? Here's a clue - your Senate Office in your home state (IL) is located in one of the most notorious vote-stealing regions of the country - Chicago.
First seen in Betsy's Page - uncommon good sense from an NC teacher - go check her out.
Tags = Stupid People - This is a tag I could use for the overwhelming majority of my posts.
What a Wuss!
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan began a hunger strike on Tuesday – and Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn and other stars are joining her in her "Troops Home Fast" protest.Juice? You can juicify a whole cow, for crying out loud! Tea? Coffee? Is that without cream and sugar?
Sheehan, whose son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004, had her last meal at 12 a.m. on July 4 in front of the White House and will remain on a diet of water, teas and juices until Sept. 1, International Peace Day.
What a sissy! If she wants the chops for giving up food, then GIVE UP FOOD! Don't wussify the hunger strike.
Add-on: From There's One, Only! - more ways to protest without suffering too much - too funny.
Whoops! Forgot to credit Bad Example, where I found the original story. Sorry!
Tags = Stupid People
Count your blessings
A Clarification on my Position on Immigration
Nothing could be further from the truth.
My maiden name sounded distinctly "ethnic" and unusual. As a result, most people assumed that I was one of the MANY displaced people that arrived in the Cleveland area after WWII, including the recently arrived.
I, not being the brightest bulb in the pack, just thought they were interested in fascinating me when they eagerly initiated conversations. I didn't realize at the time they were hoping to talk to a fellow "newbie".
This resulted in my acquiring friendships with people from:
- Estonia
- Germany
- Brazil
- Lebanon
- Syria
- India
- Taiwan
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Pakistan
- Vietnam
- England
- Greece
- Jordan
- Romania
- Hungary
- Poland
- Spain
- Peru
- Korea
- Austria
- Liberia
- Yugoslavia
- Mexico
With the exception of one person from Mexico, they all had something in common - they LEGALLY immigrated.
And that's the crux of my "problem" with immigration. I simply think it's unfair to keep allowing people to flow over the border without going through channels. Some want to think of themselves as compassionate people, who gladly accept the "poor, huddled masses, yearning to breathe free".
Yeah, right. By allowing those who ignore inconvenient laws to escape retribution, our country is denying law-abiding foreigners to claim their rightful spot in the queue. Folks, we can't accept everybody. The world holds over 6 billion people. At what point would you like us to stop taking everyone in?
When our economy breaks down under the strain of taking in undereducated, underskilled workers? Many of them don't contribute to Social Security and taxes - they are paid under the table.
When our schools no longer have the ability to educate our children? It costs money to provide ESL services, folks.
When the illegals outnumber the natives? And vote against democracy? See the preceding post for examples of THAT.
Any discussion of immigration has to begin with a recognition that we can't take in a flood of people without documentation, who started that journey by breaking the law, & who largely don't speak much English and have little education or skills. To do so jeopardizes the very structure of our society. We can bring in SOME, we can adjust to helping them assimilate, we just can't manage the process with this many at once.
Yeah, I know they just want to work. The question to ask is, would you give up YOUR job to help the immigrant? Would you take them into YOUR house? Would you work a 2nd job to pay for educating their kids?
If not, then you haven't the right to expect the rest of the country to do what you won't do.
Tags = Immigration
Guard the Borders Blogburst
This past weekend, the White House sent the Presidential advisor and Chief of Staff, Karl Rove, to participate in the National Council of The Race (La Raza) - the largest Hispanic entitlement advocacy group in the nation. In order to fully understand the influence of La Raza, it's important first to understand their agenda, and this Human Events exclusive by Rep. Charlie Norwood (R, GA) is as good a place to start as any:
Behind the respectable front of the National Council of La Raza lies the real agenda of the La Raza movement, the agenda that led to those thousands of illegal immigrants in the streets of American cities, waving Mexican flags, brazenly defying our laws, and demanding concessions.
Key among the secondary organizations is the radical racist group Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, or Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan (MEChA), one of the most anti-American groups in the country, which has permeated U.S. campuses since the 1960s, and continues its push to carve a racist nation out of the American West.
Rep. Norwood goes into further detail about La Raza, MEChA, and the Spiritual Plan for Aztlan, which we've covered in the Blogburst previously, but the most chilling section is excerpted below:
"For La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada."
That closing two-sentence motto is chilling to everyone who values equal rights for all. It says: "For The Race everything. Outside The Race, nothing."
If these morally sickening MEChA quotes were coming from some fringe website, Americans could at least console themselves that it was just a small group of nuts behind it. Nearly every racial and ethnic group has some shady characters and positions in its past and some unbalanced individuals today claiming racial superiority and demanding separatism. But this is coming straight from the official MEChA sites at Georgetown University, the University of Texas, UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Colorado, University of Oregon, and many other colleges and universities around the country.
MEChA was in fact reported to be one of the main organizers of those street demonstrations we witnessed over the past [months]. That helps explain why those hordes of illegal immigrants weren't asking for amnesty -- they were demanding an end to U.S. law, period. Unlike past waves of immigrants who sought to become responsible members of American society, these protesters reject American society altogether, because they have been taught that America rightfully belongs to them.
MEChA and the La Raza movement teach that Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington State make up an area known as "Aztlan" -- a fictional ancestral homeland of the Aztecs before Europeans arrived in North America. As such, it belongs to the followers of MEChA. These are all areas America should surrender to "La Raza" once enough immigrants, legal or illegal, enter to claim a majority, as in Los Angeles. The current borders of the United States will simply be extinguished.
This plan is what is referred to as the "Reconquista" or re-conquest, of the Western U.S.
But it won't end with territorial occupation and secession. The final plan for the La Raza movement includes the ethnic cleansing of Americans of European, African, and Asian descent out of "Aztlan."
As Miguel Perez of Cal State-Northridge's MEChA chapter has been quoted as saying: "The ultimate ideology is the liberation of Aztlan. Communism would be closest [to it]. Once Aztlan is established, ethnic cleansing would commence: Non-Chicanos would have to be expelled -- opposition groups would be quashed because you have to keep power."
Ethnic cleansing, espoused by one of the largest and most influential student groups supported by La Raza - the same La Raza that Bill Clinton and Karl Rove are dallying with. Lest you still think this is a "fringe" group, despite all the evidence to the contrary, you should know that they are implementing their plans, in the face of mainstream America's somnolent tolerance. For instance, Art Olivier is a Libertarian running for Governor in California, and recently reported the following:
"My campaign headquarters received a package in the mail today from an unknown sender, where the return address should be, was a sticker of the Mexican flag. Inside was a Mexican flag and three pages of propaganda. The first page said the whites will soon go back to Europe, the blacks must go back to Africa and scribbled on the bottom was 'and f*** Asians too. We will take our land back through RECONQUISTA!'
The next two pages are El Plan de Aztlan. It starts off 'be warned Gringos' and goes into how the La Raza de Bronze will drive out the exploiters and declares independence of their mestizo nation. Under their economy goals is 'Land and realty ownership will be acquired by the community for the people's welfare.'
This movement is without a doubt racist and communist. Is this the same La Raza that Bill Clinton & Karl Rove spoke at?"
-Art Olivier.
The Alamo Alliance was able to reproduce the exact documents for public viewing.
(Click on the thumbnails to view)
Cover Page: Whites and blacks are invaders. Whites must return to Europe, and blacks to Africa. F*** the Asians. Take back the land through Reconquista!
Page 1 of the Plan for Aztlan: Mission, organizational goals, declaration of independence for the mestizo nation, nationalism.
Page 2 of the Plan for Aztlan: Communization of public assets. Six point call to action. Call to arms in self-defense against the "exploiter" and to drive out the non-Chicanos.
And those rallies that were so popular this spring? Well, you probably didn’t see or hear about this. View a racist card that was popularly circulated among the participants at all the Latino rallies and protest:
Front
Back
On September 16th, the day of Mexican independence, La Raza de Bronze, and all its affiliates, plans to stage yet more Chicano walk-outs of all schools and universities, and hope to sustain it to force a complete revision of the educational system. Considering that their much-touted "Day Without Latinos" was a total bust, it's unlikely that they can sustain such an activity for any length of time - though we can hope.
Wake up, Americans. This problem is not losing momentum, nor going away. In fact, it is rapidly gaining in credence and legitimacy, thanks to the White House's apparent endorsement of their activities.
Does this pesky Reconquista problem only affect the Southwestern United States? No, of course not. Consider that the two largest engines driving the entire American economy are California and Texas. Consider further that there is an open empathy between Reconquistas and Islamists. Visit the Voice of Aztlan to see for yourself how they rejoice in American deaths at the hands of terrorists worldwide, since it furthers their own cause of re-conquest. You can bet that La Raza's seditious activities will impact your wallet at the very least, and your entire way of life. Stay awake.
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This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we’re going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the war on terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our Blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Immigration
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Some Late July 4th Thoughts
Other countries mass large numbers of armed police and soldiers to parade past the population. These armed men are generally ordered to be there. They haven't a choice.
These parades are solemn, dignified ceremonies. They are intended to remind the population of the power of the state.
In the US, the celebration is largely a volunteer activity. Parades are held, of course, but they are generally organized by the civilian population, who generously invite members of the services to join in. But, they also invite the Scouts, local politicians, and schoolchildren. And just about anyone who wants to wave at their fellow residents.
In the US, the emphasis is on fun, informality, and enjoying the day. The parade is followed by sacrifices of large quantities of meat to a ritual fire, consumption of huge quantities of carbohydrates, washed down by sugar or alcohol, and followed by sloth in the extreme.
We shoot off fireworks. Until fairly recently (when fire departments, weary of rescuing civilians from the consequences of their ill-thought actions, took over the job), this was a individual activity. Can you imagine any other country letting its citizens have explosive devices? Originally, the former colonists just used rifles to make noise. One favorite activity of the new citizens was to shoot the rifle into a hollow tree - I haven't tried this, but I assume that the effect was to amplify the noise.
In America, the average citizen is not just permitted to be armed, it is his/her absolute right to own guns. Try that in most other countries. Just owning a gun in England can get an otherwise law-abiding subject hauled off to jail. I guess nobody reads George Orwell anymore in his homeland.
Other than a direct threat to commit violence against a public official, you're pretty much free to cuss him/her out. As long as you don't play too fast and loose with the facts, you can say just about whatever you want without penalty. You may risk loss of business or a job, but you won't suffer criminal penalties for your willingness to shoot off your mouth.
The phone company slogan "you're now free to move around the country" applies. We don't need internal passports, permission from a government entity, or anything - we're basically free to live where we have an inclination.
We can change jobs without paperwork. Other than contract jobs, we have few restrictions on changing jobs or careers. We can economically better ourselves by switching employers, or by starting our own business.
These freedoms come at a cost. Men have died to defend these freedoms. We might suffer from economic upheavals - bankruptcies, plant closings, company moves to other, more business-friendly regions of the country. It's easy to say we're free to take advantage of opportunity - it's quite another to venture into the unknown. Many, even in America, won't make those changes without a fight. Some only do under pressure. Look at New Orleans. The few who bit the bullet and left had stresses. Some returned. Others made a new life for themselves in another part of the country, and, in the process, learned some lessons about life change.
I recently had to move to secure employment, once I realized that many of the northeastern states were over-supplied with workers in my field. Was it easy? NO. Was it unbearable? NO.
Generations of Americans left comfortable lives to move to the frontiers. They did so, knowing they'd probably never see the people in their family again. Even if they survived the trip.
Think about it. I, or my husband, made 7-8 trips to visit each other in the last year. It wasn't totally cheap, but it was doable. Not so the pioneers. When they left, it was forever. It was too time-consuming and difficult, not to mention expensive, to return for a visit. I had to wait weeks between visits. They had to wait forever.
The amazing thing is that they did it.
In the words of Yakov Smirnoff, "What a country!"
Friday, July 07, 2006
Quantity vs. Quality
Daily posts are a legacy of a Web 1.0 mindset and early Web 2.0 days (meaning 12 months ago!). The pressure around posting frequency will ultimately become a significant barrier to the maturity of blogging. Here are 10 reasons why.Eric Kintz gives multiple reasons why, for the not-in-the-top-50 blogger, daily posting may not be necessary. In fact, contrary to conventional wisdom, frequent updates to your blog may actually drive readers away.
I'm not totally convinced. True, there are those bloggers who blather aimlessly, in an attempt to keep those regular posts in view. I've read some of them. Even if they posted less frequently, they would be boring.
And then there's Lileks. Posts regularly, often just a meandering update of his life. But fascinating nonetheless. The difference is that he can write - well.
I've cut down on regularity this summer. I've had to make a choice between blogging and my family. They won.
Once school starts, I'll boost the frequency of posting. I'm semi-convinced that there's a connection between readers and school being in session. Many, many bloggers (and readers) go on semi-hiatus during vacation times.
Tags = Blogging
Monday, July 03, 2006
Asthma 101 for Bystanders
Tags = Health
Giants Die
"I don't think the threshold test of whether you write about how the government is waging the war on terror is whether they've done something that's blatantly illegal or outrageous," Keller said. "I think you probably would like to know what they're doing that's successful as well."Thanks for clearing that up, Mr. Keller. For an outrageous second, I thought that publication of the details of a program that was helping the US track the financial backers of terrorists might be unwise, at the least. But you've made it clear that it's simply your delightful way of supporting the war effort.
Kudos!
Jeb Babbin takes a different slant on the situation:
Since 9-11, none but a few of our former allies have given us more than lip service to help fight terrorism. And among them, fewer still have been willing to do so openly. When those who cooperate in secret are exposed, the damage is enormous, whether someone dies the next day or not. The NYT and WaPo bloody well knew, before the stories ran, that their publication of the CIA prisons and the SWIFT program would make it impossible for some nations to continue cooperating with us. By using their power to interrupt nations' cooperation with us, the New York Times and the Washington Post have done more damage to our nation's security than Usama bin Laden has been able to since 9-11. They have become a weapon in the terrorist arsenal. Their claims to still be guardians of our freedom are laughable, and tragically so.Well, perhaps Mr. Babbin just isn't - what's the word - NUANCED enough.
Thank heaven for that.
Tags = News & Politics
Summer Update
The summer is eroding faster than the hemline on an aging reality show's participants' cellulite-ridden thighs. I only have about a month until school starts again. In that time, I have to clean and organize the house in Cleveland, pack what I need to take back, work on my book, clear out the paperwork, see family and friends, and, oh yeah, prepare for the return of the students.
But, life is basically good. I have a roof over my head (actually, 2 roofs), more than enough food (I really must follow through on the diet), and many, many people who love me.
I also have high-speed Internet. Although, we've had 3 power outages in 2 days. What the heck - it gave me an excuse to raid the freezer for ice cream (hey, you wouldn't want it to go to waste, would you?).
I'll be working on getting more posts up soon. I've started a few, but I want to whip them into shape (the S & M method of editing).
Tags = Personal
Guard the Borders Blogburst
Last year, I experienced a Fourth of July that I never want to repeat. I wrote about it, but at the time, I don't think my experience registered on anyone's radar. Here's part of the description as I posted it last year:
...all day, I was looking forward to the famous Freedom Over Texas Celebration in Houston - one of the top 10 patriotic shows and fireworks displays in the country. I was determined to brave the crowds (which my husband and I typically loathe) with kiddos in tow, in order to enjoy the culminating holiday of our nation's heritage. We drove an hour to downtown Houston, spent 20 minutes looking for parking, and finally stepped into the crowds to move toward the center of the Celebration.I took a lot of heat in the comments from people who objected to the fact that I objected to a Mexican-themed Fourth of July. But others wrote in comments and via email that they had seen and experienced a similar hi-jacking of our national holiday; they seemed more bewildered than furious. "How did this happen? When did this happen?!" There was no real public indignation.
Here is what I saw as I crossed Allen Parkway near Buffalo Bayou:
There were NO 4th of July decorations - NONE. No red, white, and blue - anywhere.
There were no American flags.
No one was dressed in red, white, and blue except me and my kids.
There were no patriotic songs.
There was no indication of patriotic pride or nationalism in any way
No one - not one person around us - spoke English.
The music that was blasting through the loudspeakers was Mexican mariachi or some such.
Home made pig skins were sold in baggies - and screeching kids in dirty clothes were hawking water bottles out of grubby coolers.
I saw more green Mexican flags and paraphernalia than anything American themed.
What is this - Houston, Mexico?! Had I mistakenly ended up in some grungy street carnival in Little Mexico, instead of one of the Top 10 Patriotic Celebrations in the Country?! I knew that there was supposed to be military equipment displays somewhere in the center (which I was making a bee-line for), along with stages for Clint Black and LeAnn Rimes. I'm not a country-western aficionado, but I knew that I could most likely expect a moving patriotic song or two. As the crowds surged toward the Freedom Celebration, my family and I lagged more and more behind. Hot, sweaty, and rudely jostled in the rowdy crowd - I grew more and more angry. Looking around, I realized that no one seemed to be there to celebrate the 4th of July. It seemed like any generic public fiesta - just one more reason to party. I stopped walking and finally acknowledged the fact that whatever celebracion was going on around us had nothing to do with America. I was far beyond disappointed. I was furious.
We left.
Fast forward to 2006. This year, the in-your-face waving of the Mexican flag will have much more significance considering the politically-charged events of the past year. In a year that has seen illegal aliens gleefully desecrate Old Glory, and raise the Mexican flag over our own, such an offensive display is guaranteed to raise the ire of red-blooded Americans. After a year's worth of heavy-handed demands for the rights and privileges of full citizenship, illegal aliens and AINOs (Americans In Name Only) may feel emboldened to wave the Mexican flag during our Independence Day celebrations - just as they did last year with no public outcry.
I, for one, won't leave a 4th of July celebration like I did last year - furious but silent. I will say something to anyone who flaunts a foreign flag during our Independence Day. I want them to know it's inappropriate, deliberately incendiary, and offensive to people who deeply love this country and our valiant flag. This year, I have a feeling I won't be standing alone.
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN IN YOUR TOWN!
This has been a production of the Guard the Borders Blogburst. It was started by Euphoric Reality, and serves to keep immigration issues in the forefront of our minds as we're going about our daily lives and continuing to fight the War on Terror. If you are concerned with the trend of illegal immigration facing our country, join our Blogburst! Just send an email with your blog name and url to euphoricrealitynet at gmail dot com.
Tags = Immigration
Lies of the Left
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