Posted on 03/24/2004 4:29:02 PM PST by GrandEagle
Edited on 03/24/2004 4:53:08 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
I know there are a lot of people out there who would take issue with this statement. Can we discuss amnesty or border control or INS in the context of this statement? Sorry, it's a very good essay on the whole.
"Good on You," "GrandEagle!!"
You have "Published" a GREAT "Description" of "What It Is to be an 'American!'"
"America" is FAR MORE a "Belief System" than it is a Particular Nation.
& "Americans" KNOW WHO THEY ARE--Despite the MOST INTENSE EFFORTS by "Competing Ideologies" to Denigrate, or "Redefine" "America."
"AMERICA" is an Ideal--nearly Reached in the United States--aspired to by MOST Intelligent Societies.
"AMERICA" is ANATHEMA to ALL Totallitarian Societies.
ALL Totalitarian Islamic Societies Fear & Despise "America."
Small Wonder.
A Truly Free--"American-Style"--society is UTTERLY ANTITHETICAL to a "Totalitarian IslamoFascist Society!"
"America" acknowleges the inherent intelligence & Decency of individual Humans;--"Islam" ASSUMES THAT ALL PEOPLE are Stupid & Ignorant, & Therefore Must Have a "Leader!"
Considering the History of Each "Philosophy" over the past few Centuries--the "American" 'Model' has done a LOT BETTER than the Islamic "Dictator" "Model!"
The "Problem Is,"--"Dictators" are VERY RELUCTANT to admit Their 'Failings!'
For our Culture to "Forge on," we must DISCARD Failed "Social Philosophies," & Embrace WHAT WORKS.
"AMERICA" WORKS--& other "Social Constructs" have FAILED!
DESPITE an "Inherent Understanding" of How our Culture Works--& WHY our Culture Prospers--our "Cultural Leaders" "Shy Away From" ANY assertion of our Culture's Superior ability to Survive & Prosper. We don't want to "Offend Anybody!!"
At Last, a LOT of "US" have come to understand that the "Survival of our Species" REQUIRES THAT the "Best of Us" accept our "Responsibilities,"--& FIGHT FOR OUR SURVIVAL!!
Doc
... having that tagline on while you post must be like having a bumper sticker on your car that says "Bad cop. No doughnut." while you drive the freeway!
LOL. It's true though. I have met folks of all ages from Russia (and not just at massage parlors.) And they tell stories of Soviet snoops watching everything....monitoring their lunchtime conversations, tracking whether they had the radio on, everything. No freedom. No privacy. So how do you convey what that must have been like? How to get people to appreciate freedom and understand what living under tyranny is like? Well, the thought occurred to me...imagine living your whole LIFE under the authority of Admin Moderators! Scary.
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