Posted on 05/07/2006 10:28:12 AM PDT by NorthEasterner
Been nice knowin' ya, America
By Dimitri Vassilaros TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, May 7, 2006
Will the next generation of U.S. citizens consider themselves Americans or post-Americans? Better still, why wouldn't they consider themselves post-Americans? Considering how quickly this republic is unraveling, is it too late to ask rhetorical questions?
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No thats not accurate.. consider how George Bush is unraveling this republic.. it is not done in a vacuum.. its being done ON PURPOSE.. Both parties are full of distrust for their leaders.. on PURPOSE.. For WHAT?.. Ah! for what?.. Thats almost bibical in proportions that question..
And as the democrats ATTACK HIM, the party faithfull gather together even tighter to aid the unraveling..
BRILLIANT!... simple brilliant as a plan..
The Irish did save civilization. But the guy who wrote that book is unfortunately unwilling to admit that it was Irish and Anglo-Saxon MISSIONARIES who did the job. I.e., Europe was saved by the reintroduction of Christian civilization from the furthest fringes of Europe.
It's too bad he gets it wrong like that.
I see you missed the 50's. Bummer.
"I am glad I'm 59 and not a child in this nation now.
This country and its leaders are acting like filth to the memories and sacrifices of The Founding Fathers and of others.
It disgusts me. I'd hate to be a child now!"
We have never been in vaded by an occupying force of 10-20% of our population size before.
If the Bush Amnesty plan (let's not even talk about the McCain/Kennedy plan) goes through, we will have an invasion force of 30-40 MILLION, all of which hold loyalty NOT to the USA, her laws, language, culture morals, NOTHING.
THAT will be the end of America.
Agreed. My grandparents had to take and oath when they LEGALLY entered the once great United States of America. It went someting like this:
"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.(US Oath of Allegiance)
The leaders in America consider themselves "leaders of the Free World", not just of the United States. This mindset began after WW II, grew during the Cold War, and has continued to evolve into the current Globalist perspective.
I think that we are beyond the point where US government, finance, business, etc. leaders can regain a sense of exclusive loyalty to the United States.
That will happen only after other countries assert themselves and roll back the United States' influence around the world.
>>I see you missed the 50's. Bummer.<<
It sure looked like fun on Happy Days but with no internet, no Southpark and with segregation I couldn't have been happy.
What if however you were a child now?
I'm optimistic. America will change, but we will not become "post-America." America was a VASTLY different place culturally 100 years ago, but us in the remnant have fought and will continue to fight to preserve our Republic against populism, socialism, and multiculturalism.
I like Mark Krikorian's definition of a post-American.
"Let me be clear what I mean by a post-American. A post-American may actually still like America, but the emotion resembles the attachment one might feel to, say, suburban New Jersey it can be a pleasant place to live, but you're always open to a better offer. The post-American has a casual relationship with his native country, unlike a patriot. Put differently, the patriot is married to America; the post-American is just shacking up."
Mark Krikorian
"Post-Americans They've Just 'Grown' Beyond Their Country,"
National Review Online, June 22, 2004
www.cis.org/articles/2004/mskoped062204.html
In the past we have always had to courage to face our major problems and stand up for what America has always stood for, no matter how tough we had to be it was worth it for the good of the country.
I agree that we can face up to the problems of today and we are able to solve them. I just hope we have enough guts to do so.
Me too. But, maybe things need to get bad before they get better. We have war in our living memory, even those our age that didn't fight most likely had a father or grandfather, uncle who did have to fight for what we have today.
Maybe they need those same experiences to appreciate what they had, and maybe then they can have them again.
Then a few generations later they will be sitting where we are now cursing their ofspring for throwing it all away.
The cycle of life?
The problem with that, and it's been revealed MANY times by history, is that if WE don't take the lead in stopping opression, who will??
DO you HONESTLY think France or Russia is going to take the lead in standing up to Iran?? In the end, we will have to do it, ALONE AGAIN, becasue the costs of NOT doing so, outweigh the costs of action.....
ping
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