Posted on 01/11/2002 3:04:29 PM PST by Reaganwuzthebest
Monday night, January 7, 2002, on the Hannity and Colmes show on Fox News, Pat Buchanan was a featured guest. Sitting in for Alan Colmes, resident leftist, was guest leftist and insignificant member of the U.S. House of Commons from New York’s Sixth Congressional District, Gregory Meeks.
Mr. Buchanan was there to publicize his new book, Death of the West; a more honest book has never been written in this writer’s opinion. Due to the onslaught over the years on Mr. Buchanan’s positions on things American, Congressman Meeks had already drawn his opinion of the new works, and proceeded to criticize the book, implying that Mr. Buchanan was a racist, xenophobe, and opposed to allowing anyone to enter this country from any foreign country. Buchanan insisted on knowing whether Meeks had read his book, and Meeks openly declared that he had not. That did not stop Meeks from openly denouncing what he thought was in the book.
I have never read anything by Pat Buchanan that was not backed up by facts, and this new book is no exception. Pat Buchanan is one of the finest students of history that I have ever had the pleasure of reading, and he has learned that history has a tendency to repeat itself, and that if the lessons of history are not learned, we will have to re-live that history.
Those who, for whatever reason, do not like Pat Buchanan, have probably never read or heard what he has to say. Unfortunately for America, he has been discouraged from seeking public office in the future. I only hope he can find a way to make what he has to say available to more Americans.
By now, many have read reviews of Death of the West, and we even had one in the pages of Sierra Times by Chuck Morse . However, no review of this book can do it justice, and I will not try to do so here. I can only recommend its reading by as many people as possible.
I have heard the word “controversial” bandied about when referencing this book, but the only controversy seems to be in the minds of those who have not yet read it. As I mentioned above, Buchanan’s works are always backed up by facts and he lists all of his sources in the notes in the back of the book. Some may not like what he says, but none can call it false. Facts are facts, and cannot be disputed, and unlike those that would re-write our history, saying it ain’t so doesn’t mean it ain’t so.
I agree with Pat Buchanan, that we are becoming a balkanized country, and are in danger of losing our national identity, and consequently our nation; that our borders are no longer borders and without borders we have no nation; and that the declining birthrate in the western world is not replacing those that are dying off in our culture, and that mass immigration is changing the face of America as immigrants, many illegal, move in to take the place of the vacancies left by that declining birthrate.
I worry that the America I grew up in is fast disappearing, and that my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will become a minority, Americans, in the country I grew up in.
Whether this is inevitable or not remains to be seen. I get the distinct impression that our leaders in Washington are not in favor of changing the direction that things are taking, and in fact seem to be encouraging it. Mexican Presidente Vicente Fox wants to take back America’s Southwest, including Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, and it looks like he is making great strides to that end. Unfortunately, President Bush is not opposed to Fox’s intentions, or at least he seems willing to go along to get along at this time.
Americans had better prepare for what is about to happen, and reading Pat Buchanan’s new book might just help to prepare. You may like Pat or you may hate him, but you cannot argue with the facts he presents in his books.
You say that it's not about race...while Pat Buchanan fulminates about the picayune details of racial origins and intermarriage. And I'm supposed to take your statement seriously?
yours makes too much sense!
some of these people enjoy whipping themselves and others up into a needless frenzy.
i live in socal and it amazes me how fast the kids of immigrants americanize. they speak both languages. and, they ain't goin' home.
they are americans. just like before in american history. earlier arrivals looked down upon later arrivals.
but by the 1960s we had melted into one culture. and i'm optimistic about the future.
Of course you're not going to discuss anything. Because you can't.
Buchanan's concerned about the disappearance of pasty-faced white guys like himself, who live in gated communities in Virginia, drive Mercedes-Benz and attend cocktail parties inside the Beltway.
The "facts" are not the facts as you've stated them. Backup has stumbled into the truth, the truth that Buchanan and his brigadiers dont' want to admit:
One the one hand, racists like Pat argue Hispanics don't "assimilate."
And then when they do (primarily by marrying anglos), racists like Pat print books claiming the white race is disappearing.
That's a horrible thought if they are like you. Thank goodness I had six. Gotcha out numbered buddy.:)
WarHawk42
Most Americans have long since abandoned the notion that it's important that someone of Nordic descent marry someone with a similar genealogical background. Most whites are already "mutts" with ancestors from various parts of Europe.
The interaction of the various races will invariably lead to intermarriage. This has always happened throughout history, but it's only going to increase. I don't know how long it will take, but I think it's inevitable that the races will eventually disappear. Certainly it will be within 1,000 years, and perhaps half of that.
Does that mean nations will disappear? Of course not. Nor will cultures or religion. There are many things that are peculiar to the people who live in the region and most of them have absolutely nothing to do with race.
Be careful. Pat lives in a gated community too. Drives a Mercedes-Benz.
"This third and last principle is that the people on this world, in America, Africa or China, are different both in body and soul. They are not equal, as yesterday's lie had it. People are different. They not only speak different languages and look different: no, they are different in the depths of their hearts and natures, and in their abilities for good and evil."
--Dr. Walter Gross, head of the Nazi Party's Office of Racial Policy, 13 October 1934.
This is twice you stated this in the same thread. You're wrong and you're wrong. He does NOT live in a gated community and he drives a SUV. Jeesh, are you so jealous of the man?
Who would be jealous of a man with no kids?
Contrary to what SentryoverAmerica has said, Buchanan is not a "common man." He lives on the same street as Colin Powell.
Mexicans are not assimilating nor can we afford to assimilate all of south america directly into the US.
And then when they do (primarily by marrying anglos), racists like Pat print books claiming the white race is disappearing.
When they do? Mexicans do not primarily marry anglos. Notice how we are talking about a group of people that are not interested in America or becoming a part of America. They are citizens of Mexico.
What a load of crap.
The load of crap you are referring to is literally your straw man arguments attributed to Buchanan. Therefore you can only be referring to yourself.
ILLEGAL immigration is the issue. It is against the laws of this country. MOST Americans want something done about it. Does that make most Americans racist? Or does a complete disregard for the will of the people and the laws of the land make self-righteous asses the heroes of the country?
What R yours?
The biggest foul up since 'Social Security', 'The Federal Reserve', and 'The Monolithic TRUSTS'.
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