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You want to talk about "nasty labeling". What about people who say thaty every non-white immigrant is a threat to the American nation, or that the conservative movement was hijacked by "politically correct" liberals i.e people who think the government should have color blind policies on EVERYTHING, immigration, quotas, etc. I have no problems with people preserving ancestral faiths since I happen to be an evangelical Protestant. And guess what? I like celebrating our common histroy too. Common meaning all Americans. We are a nation of immigrants after all. And I believe in American values too: free markets, property rights, civil rights, opportunity and the influence that Christianity and Western Civilization has on our country. So why do I attack these people who agree with me 80% of the time? Well the 20% of the time they do not agree with me is on what it means to be an American as well as who can be considered one. I love and respect all people in this country and I do not think that our "biological heritage" is limited to one race or one group of people. So yes partially it is about acts of cruelty directed against other peoples (who are Americans also btw). But it is more than that. It is about acceptance of people like me who came after 1965 as Americans too; people who were not really allowed to come before then. So no I am not throwing bones to the left. I am focusing on people who seek to divide our nation, just like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Antonio Villagrosa, and Angela Oh. They and the Jared Taylors and Sam Francises(spelled right?) deserve each other while the rest of the country moves on. Furthermore I also believe in globalization, free trade and yes spreading our values abroad. We are right afterall, most of the time.

Let me thank you for responding to my query as to why you focus on the 20% of the issues on which you disagree with the traditional Conservative position, rather than where you agree. You have been frank, and I would like to be frank in my response--answering you in a spirit of good will, but anything but agreement. I think that the continuing exchange might be very helpful to many "on the fence," as it were. However, there seems to be no one else, who is still interested in this thread.

I will check back, and if there are indications of any more general interest, I will respond here. If not, I am sure our paths will cross again, and we can pursue this further, later.

William Flax Return Of The Gods Web Site