Posted on 01/07/2004 4:43:49 AM PST by Diogenesis
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I don't want to believe this story either but I don't doubt that its true. The thought that our national security apparatus is depending on immigrant Muslims in such a vital and sensitive position is astounding. There are plenty other people such as Lebanese and other mid east Christians. And yes, the Joooos.
"Kids of color have been taught that America is a country founded by old dead white males.....".
So what. Its true.
So what?
You mean you can't see that teaching 'dead white males' is misguided and irrelevant?
Have you ever studied world history and contrasted the workings of the Founders and their philosophy within that history?
By the tone of your post I suspect you have not ever grasped the importance of the guiding philosophy and principles that formed the United States.
I also suspect it is because you are ignorant. Now go ahead and show us more of your irreverant tone.
Show us how and why the perspectives of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, Hamilton and so many many others should be reduced in stature to mere 'dead white males'.
And BTW, their philosophy and ideology should certainly be taught. That should go without saying its so obvious.
Yes it is obvious and I'm glad to see you're not one of those newly educated public school products that puts emphasis on the ethnicity and religion of the Founders.
That was the point of the original post you referred to, that is, that many public schools discount the philosophical principles of the Founders in favor of their whiteness and Christianity, as if these traits are somehow more important than to study the development of a philosophy of government that could act to suppress the emergence of tyranny.
There are public school students who hate the United States because it was started by dead white Christian males.
"She cited examples of mistranslations and security breaches within the FBI's language division, where translators with Top Secret clearance interpret sensitive terror-related information for agents.
As long as their extended background clearances indicated no drug use, wild frat/sorority parties, or late Macy's payments - I don't see the problem here.(/sarcasm)
I held a very high clearance several years ago - and the absolute morons in charge of giving out clearances were more interested in the above than anything truly threatening to the US. These idiots better get a clue about newer generations - or we'll all be living underground waiting for radiation half-lives to expire."
Thanks for your inside look. When I read something like this, it reminds me of what the FBI did with valuable defectors from the Soviet intelligence community. They treated them badly, saying that they didn't like "traitors". Some of the defectors went back to Russia.
Whenever I read about this, I remember thinking, "It's possible that the FBI has hired people this dumb to work these jobs---but not possible that the administrators in charge of these people are this dumb. We are looking at traitors inside the FBI here."
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