FW: ... a bit to chew on.
Date: 1/6/07
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We know Dick Lamm as the former 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 Davis Hansen 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 oppressed 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,' 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 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. NOTHING is going to happen if you
don't!
God Bless America; it's past, it's present, and it's future.
Are YOU going to vote?
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