On May 7, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: > We can Hope that might Change! Or Change what we Hope for? > > I am so confused. > Here is a speech given by Dick Lamm, former governor of Colorado is 2006. I checked Snopes and it is TRUE! Tell me this isn't SCARY and it is not happening NOW! Apparently nobody was listening!
Be safe, Chuck ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wherever you stand, please take the time to read this; it ought to scare the beejeebers out of you! > We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that > context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there > was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, > filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders. > A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Hansen Davis > talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how > immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire > state of California. He said it would march across the country > until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream. > Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up > and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America. The audience > sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of > the United States. He said, "If you believe that America is too > smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It > is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the > ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great > civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would > show that all great nations commit suicide.'" > "Here is how they do it," Lamm said: > " First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi- > lingual and bicultural country. History shows that no nation can > survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more > competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an > individual to be bi lingual; however, it is a curse for a society > to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it > this way: 'The histories of bilingual and bicultural societies > that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and > tragedy.' Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of > national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not > independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria > suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with > Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans." > Lamm went on: > "Second, to destroy America, invent 'multiculturalism' and > encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article > of belief that all cultures are equal; that there are no cultural > differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and > Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and > discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of > bounds." > "Third, we could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' > without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than > unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: > 'The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and multicultural > experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by > hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity > and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only > tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.' Lamm said, "I would > encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I > would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl > metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural > subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than > as Americans, emphasizing their similarities." > "Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the > least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, > undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have > this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school." > "My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big > foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I > would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of > 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack > of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a > grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority > population." > " My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual > citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate > diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than > similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in > hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. > A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical > precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation > together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that > they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language > and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took > part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened > their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to > overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions > that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" > -- >From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the > emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize > America as surely as Kosovo." > "Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits. Make it > taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I > would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that > stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or > 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a > bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, > having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I > would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I > would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for > America, it must always be good. I would make every individual > immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of > them." > In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. > Profound silence followed. Finally he said, "Lastly , I would > censor Victor Hanson Davis's book 'Mexifornia.' His book is > dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel > America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book." > There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an > ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every > American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was > proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across > the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 > languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and > national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female > genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' > American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations > create a Third World in America. Take note of California and other > states. To date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It > is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three > slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is > peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength." > Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at > the conference that our nation and the future of this great > democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get > this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage > like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path, > especially The American Dream. > If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass > this on just as I did for you. > NOTHING is going to happen if you don't. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
