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Originally Posted by Nightrider  This article, originally published by an anonymous person, has been floating on the web for awhile. It basically sums up my opinion on the Immigration issue. |
This article is nearly opposite of my opinion, and it blames immigrants for many problems that they did not cause. I will explain:
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All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS? I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone, we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday? We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that.
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These changes were made to make people of other religions feel better, not immigrants. Most immigrants to our nation are Christian. Furthermore, no one is stopping you from saying whatever you want. "Season's Greetings" isn't even related to our laws at all, it's just something stores choose to say.
People say "Winter Vacation" and "Season's Greetings" because they don't want to give preference to Christians. You may not think it's a big deal, but it can be very disheartening to feel like your religion is inferior to other religions. So instead of centering our government around one religion: we try to make it generic enough for people of any religion.
So now you're saying that if Christians don't get preference, you're offended? Well, maybe you want to be treated better than everyone else, and maybe someone else wants to be treated better than you. The best we can do is be as fair as possible. You'll have to settle with equality.
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IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
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That's because in some cases, our "patriotism"
was offending others. Or worse. Sometimes our "patriotism" took the form of hating France, and creating "freedom fries" instead of "french fries". Sometimes our "patriotism" took the form of discriminating against Muslims.
You call it patriotism, but it was something else. Hating others isn't the same thing as loving your country.
And again, this has nothing to do with immigrants.
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This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
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People didn't fight wars to preserve our culture and our language. They fought wars to save lives and protect freedom.
Culture changes. And if we discover that our culture discriminates against people, then that culture isn't worth preserving.
Also, the mention of our "sovereignty" appears to be nothing more than an attempt to throw in a big word. Our sovereignty has not been affected by any of this.
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We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, If you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!
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I think this is the one part which actually does have to do with immigrants.
I have no problem with all of our government documents being recorded in English. But if someone else wants to speak Spanish in our country, then let him speak Spanish. What do you care?
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"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented.
It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.
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This one again has nothing to do with immigrants.
"In God We Trust" was chosen by political officials in order to improve their political ground. It is a slogan which implies that everyone in the nation believes in God, and thus it discriminates against Atheists.
Should we just sit back and laugh at the misfortunes of Atheists, or should we strive to make everyone equal?
I feel this article is really just saying, "Yeah, we're treating some people like dirt. So what? If they don't want to be dirt, they shouldn't live in America."
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If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so! But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.
It is Time for America to Speak up
AMEN
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And this really sums it up. If you want equality or freedom, then leave America.
Stores saying "Season's Greeting's" instead of "Merry Christmas" causes you no inconvenience. Our government changing the national motto causes you no inconvenience. Allowing people to speak their own language causes only minor inconvenience, if any at all.
Aren't equality and freedom worth accepting these things?
This article brings up a lot of irrelevant talk about patriotism and culture, but it's nothing more than a clever way to hide the truth. The author is saying we should treat other people unfairly, and he's got no good reason for it.