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Free Press? BS - 6/17/2007 9:08:26 AM   
Jack45


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The myth is that America has a free and open press, where the news is covered objectively and all the information citizens need is presented in a free and impartial manner. Well the reality is that it is a CONTROLLED PRESS, pushing agendas that the people are unaware of and thus think are all happening by chance.

Houston Chronicle demonstrates the Future
This morning I blogged on the powerful initial responses to a piece of open borders propaganda in the Houston Chronicle. Checking back just now, I see that precisely zero further postings were allowed on this thread for over nine hours, after which two pro-amnesty items appeared (one illiterate), two seconds apart. Clearly, the Chronicle is suppressing comments. It is just incredible that this white-hot issue should attract so few replies. (I suppose it is possible that only two pro-bill comments arrived). This, fundamentally, is why Patriots have to oppose the swamping of America by the current inflow. Repression is not an argument, but in many cultures it is legitimate. Political freedom is not normal in human society. 
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Vox populi,vox dei?

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests …some of the birds turned mean… others birds were boisterous and loud: They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food. After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. Now let's see ... our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen. Then the illegal’s came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families: you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor: your child's 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak English. Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to press "one" to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than "Old Glory" are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. Maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder and clean up the mess.


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RE: Free Press? BS - 6/17/2007 10:49:07 AM   
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Maybe if you weren't a complete and utter hypocrite other possibilities for the lack of responses to your screed would come to mind.

I personally find it repugnant that a virulent anti immigration group opposed to citizenship for children born in the US is using the name of the first child of English descent born in this country as their sites name. Do you not realize that her parents were illegal immigrants? Do you not realize that the nation state that they invaded provided welfare and free education to these illegals? That when her community faced starvation that those same people likely took them in and integrated them into their nation and culture?

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RE: Free Press? BS - 6/18/2007 9:26:48 AM   
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Now y'got me all confused here. I dunno if I agree or disagree.

As far as forums go, I believe the software used here is apsplayground, and I think if a moderator were to abuse their power and suppress an opposing opinion, it would show up as a deleted post. You've seen "Message edited by Mod XX to remove email address", stuff like the. To really get rid of it the thread would have to be deleted.

I am not sure about it but I think it's true, but it doesn't matter.

My ancestors came to this country and learned the language. They got jobs, built THEIR OWN house(s), WALKED across this great country and back in their younger days. Raised children who are productive and NONE of us took anything from the government.

There is one circumstance you might take as an exception, my Father got welfare for a short time a long time ago. But he used to make about $40,000 a year back in the late 70s. He got nothing back he didn't pay in. You be the judge.

So we are a net asset to this country. My Dad's retired, but that is not taking, he is 68, that is them giving back some of what they took. But a while back he was on the team that engineered the prototype of the machines that manufactured the first floppy disks. His Father worked in a knitting mill, and found a way to fix a manufacturer's defect in the machines. They flew him all expense paid to their factory, put him up in a hotel and paid him $500 a day to teach them how to fix their product correctly. And this was before I was born, I was born in 1960. His Father (my Greatgrandfather) built a really huge house, practically a mansion, almost by himself. Of course he needed physical help, but it was his concept.

Where are immigrants like that today ?

Unfortunately I can tell you that too, they are doing well and do not emmigrate.

Now everyone here in the US except Blacks, or if you prefer African-Americans for now, has ancestors who abandoned their country of origin. I am not saying hold it against them, they mostly did what they thought was right. But where was their patriotism there ?

Immigration is a touchy subject for everybody. And I am gaining a pretty serious respect for Black people. White people took thousand of years to develop to this point. Decendents of slaves, well, their ancestors were yanked out of the jungle, beaten into submission and used as labor. Nobody in my family would do that, but it still happened. And we weren't here yet.

But the point is, dragged out of the jungle a scant 200 years or so ago, decendents of slaves have become doctors, lawyers, big businessmen and the like. Whites have stagnated intellectually in the meantime. If this trend continues what do you think is going to happen ? It used to be illegal to teach them English !

The government should not give anything to anybody. In the words of David Crockett "It is not ours to give". Yes, Davey was a congressman for a couple of terms. If you'd like to know more about that particular subject just Google for "Horatio Bunch".

I would like to see bright people come here for more opportunity, I really would, as long as that is not a welfare check.

In my fictional book, after a revolution, the People tore down the statue of liberty and put up a sign. It reads something like "Send us you best, your thinkers, your leaders and intellectuals. The USA is no longer a dump".

So you get the idea, I am a racist, but not the way most think. I harbor no bigotery for any race, and it is my own accomplishments and knowledge that might make me superior to another, and indeed race may have something to do with it. But I am in no way superior, or anything in fact due to my lineage. It is what I have done, none other. I judge each person by their own words and actions. And they say "Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself", go ahead and judge me.

I try to surround myself with quality people, that's why I am here. I said something about rap music in another post. That was in no way racist, I know plenty of white boys who listen to the crap. And in this context 'crap' is an opinion, nothing more. I'm sure they think about the same about my Hank Williams Jr.

But I was here first.

If I went to another country I would try to learn the language, be productive and embrace the culture. If immigrants, legal or illegal did that, I would never have a problem with them.

As a species we need to take the blinders off. We need to see that there are people of quality and people who are not. This has nothing to do with race or country of origin. This has to do with their intentions and actions.

With that, I am off to shake up another thread.

T

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RE: Free Press? BS - 6/18/2007 9:33:44 AM   
farglebargle


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Jack45,

Who WROTE that bit? You're not ripping it off from someone who holds the copyright, are you?



< Message edited by farglebargle -- 6/18/2007 9:34:34 AM >


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RE: Free Press? BS - 6/18/2007 12:07:26 PM   
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I guess I entered into the wrong thread...wasn't this supposed to be about the 'Free Press' and ...where did immigration come into the heading; am I missing something here.

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