Check Out "5 English Lessons From the Anti-Immigrant Movement"
Kyle has compiled a whole collection of images from white supremacist rallies against immigrants. Here's the lede:
The Sanctuary:: 5 English Lessons From the Anti-Immigrant Movement: "Any nativist will tell you that polls show 1,000% of 'Mericans support speaking only English in the United States of America. It doesn't matter if the U.S. can't even understand the languages of the countries it goes to war with (you don't need to understand people to shoot at them). If people can't speak English like they're supposed to, they're not real 'Mericans.
Using this iron-clad logic, I thought I'd compile a list of five English lessons for those that want to learn to how to be a real 'Merican and speak English."
The results are HYSTERICAL. Go see the whole collection, NOW!
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Submitted by TLB (not verified) on 9 August 2008 - 12:57pm.
It's great to see ethnic nationalists run down those largely of one race who object to forced MassiveImmigration, especially over trivial matters, not to mention the possibility that some images might be fake or staged. Since presenting a logical argument isn't working and won't work, I suggest concentrating on things like this.
Submitted by symsess (not verified) on 11 August 2008 - 8:34am.
Given that I took this photo at the Morristown ProAmerica Rally I can attest to its authenticity. Those men in the picture are from Stormfront a white supremacist group. While misspelling and grammatical faux pas happen quite often in this case they demonstrate bigotry through stupidity.
What's important to note about the above picture is that these white supremacists were harassing the counter protesters rather than listening to the anti-immigrant speeches. Apparently they prefer to destroy things rather than support them. To this group harassing those with opposing views was more important than supporting the “patriots” that put the rally together.
So the signs are part of the issue. While we can laugh at their stupidity we're also demonstrating the idiocy and empty rhetoric brought by the hatred of others.
Stormfront is made up of a bunch of losers who cannot face up to their own failures so they blame others for it. Bigots like Stormfront can't take responsiblity for their own lives so they try to denegrate anyone different than them so they can feel better about themselves. It is disgusting. Remember folks, the Nazis got their asses kicked and they deserved to get their asses kicked. Neo-Nazis worship losers like Hitler because they themselves are losers.
Submitted by Anonymous Hussein (not verified) on 14 August 2008 - 1:12pm.
Again the problem I see from your blog and others like it is the fact that you are creating an "US vs. Them" attitude not only in yourselves, but in others who read your blog. I don't see you as an American since you appear to not uphold American values such as being a nation ruled by the law. No one group should be above the law yet you appear to suggest that illegal immigrants are somehow above the laws of the US. Everyone must adhere to the law or face the consequences.
Secondly, I don't know much about the people in the photo protesting illegal immigration, but citizens of the US do have the right to protest and these people who are protesting against illegal immigration are in the majority of thought in this country. No one is against immigration per se, but almost everyone is against illegal immigration and for good reason - its illegal. You try to label the people protesting in the photo as "Anti-immigration movement," but in reality they are protesting against illegal immigration.
No one is going to respect people who break their laws.
I am a US citizen first and foremost and for me the upholding the values and principles of the US CONSTITUTION is more important the upholding unconstitutional rules of law.
The Patriot Act is unconstitutional.
Homeland Security was created under an unconstitutional law.
ICE is now an agency waging an unconstitutional "enforcement" war against undocumented residents of the United States.
If believing the US Constitution is more important that the Rule of Law, then I am HAPPY you don't consider me an American. I can totally live with that.
Submitted by Anonymous Hussein (not verified) on 14 August 2008 - 2:47pm.
Please go and examine the immigration laws of Mexico and see what you find. I can tell you that they make the immigration laws of the US seem like child's play. Why aren't you protesting their immigration laws? I wonder? Regardless, we, as every single country in the world have immigration laws for a reason. It is up to us, and not foreign citizens on who we take, and how many we will take. It is completely unfair to ask the American people to absorb millions of foreign migrants into their welfare system, or schools, and I wouldn't even get into the crime rate in the boarder states all of which is the fault of illegal immigration. The government has the responsibility to the American people to uphold our laws. Our laws don't begin and end with the Constitution. To say that tells me you know very little about our Constitution. Our Constitution is a starting point which can be amended and then there is both Federal and State laws all of which reflect the will of the American people. It is simple, if you want to immigrate to the US then do it legally, and if not then you have broken the laws and are no better than a criminal.
The US Constitution is the law of the land. Anything that violates it is, by definition, unAmerican. Sadly, that has been the process that Bush has led: the dismantling of the rights and the checks and balances laid forth by our founding fathers. You are right that there is an amendment process, but the Patriot Act is not such an amendment. It is a law that is counter to both the letter and intent of the Constitution. This does not mean that immigration laws (or at least all immigration laws) are unConstitutional. However, the current methods of law enforcement implemented by the Bush Administration, whether in the name of anti-terrorism or anti-immigration, are unConstitutional.
As to discussing the laws of Mexico, that seems like a straw man argument to me. No one in this discussion is a citizen of Mexico. We are all citizens of the US. Should we be satisfied if our system is merely better than the worst around us? Should we be satisfied if we can point to North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and China and say, "well, they're worse than us?" I think we are better than that. Maybe your faith in America is so weak that you are satisfied that we merely are better than the worst. But I think we have our own ideals to live up to. And we are blatantly failing to do that.
We do sometimes talk about other nations here on CK. I myself have discussed many. But right now we are talking about America and I think our standards for our own nation have to be better than you seem to advocate.
Submitted by Anonymous Hussein (not verified) on 14 August 2008 - 4:55pm.
You must not understand the US Constitution? First of all it is made to be amended. That is the purpose of our Congress to make and amend laws, and the Supreme Court. It isn't a stagnate thing which never changes. Secondly, the US Constitution is meant for US citizens. Just because someone from S. America illegally entered this country doesn't mean they are US citizens, or entitled the rights of US citizens. If you illegally enter this country from, say, Mexico, or Columbia, or wherever you came from, that is the country which you are a citizen of. You can apply for citizenship here, but it must be done legally, by our rules, our laws, and the country can only absorb so many people. When too many immigrants create a hardship on the US citizens then that is far too many immigrants entering this country. When American jobs are being taken by illegal workers willing to work for less that drives down wages and drives up unemployment. It is up to us, the US Citizen to decide who we take and how many, and we use our laws to protect us although sadly our government has taken a half-hearted stand against illegal immigration. Again, there is simply nothing fair about it for the American people. The American people are left to carry the burden caused by these millions upon millions of illegals. It must be stopped!
and some of you nativist friends are even suggesting that the 14th amendment doesnt apply to the US-born children of non-residents because they're neither slaves nor citizens. so make up your friggin' mind, is it fluid or is strict reading that you white supremacists are going to use to justify your violent idiocy?
Submitted by Anonymous Hussein (not verified) on 14 August 2008 - 6:58pm.
The US Constitution has 27 amendments to the US Constitution. However, only 17 of them qualify as "changes", because the first 10, collectively referred to as the "Bill of Rights", was ratified WITH the Constitution itself. The Constitution is a living document meant to change with the times. The founding fathers wanted it that way since they knew if it was a stagnant and unchangable document then it would lead to problems down the road. The purpose of Congress is to pass laws and those laws range from everything like how fast you can drive on a highway to the requirements of immigration. To live in this country you agree that you are not above the law and you will obey it. That is the cost of civilization and the price of living here. If you break the laws then you are marked as a criminal and if you are in this country illegally then you are in fact breaking our laws and should pay for it. Every country has immigration laws and the US is no different. Without them the US would be flooded with people from all over the world which would cause great problems for the citizens here. The US allows immigration and its system is open to all people. Unfortunately too many people come to this country especially from South and Central America. It isn't fair for people who are in Asia, or Africa, or Europe who may want to come here, but can't because the US is overwhelmed with these people from South and Central America. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to live in that part of the world either, but the US can only take so many people and it is up to the US how many they will take and not up to South or Central Americans. Either you obey the laws of this land or you don't and if you don't then you shouldn't be here since you miss the point of being an American. It is a land which lives by the rule of law in which no one person or group is above the law.
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It's great to see ethnic nationalists run down those largely of one race who object to forced MassiveImmigration, especially over trivial matters, not to mention the possibility that some images might be fake or staged. Since presenting a logical argument isn't working and won't work, I suggest concentrating on things like this.