FREEOPLES Thread 291

03/12/02 | Mo1

[sweetliberty]

"Every time I go to the mall Ihear more Spanish spoken than English"

That's how it's been here today!! I get so angry! These people don't play by the same rules as everybody else but they sure as h*** don't mind imposing themselves on others and demanding whatever the h*** they want. If they have not enough respect for the people of this country to even learn the d***** langueage then I have no time for them. If I wanted to live in Mexico I'd go there!!

[gratefulwharffratt]

because they do not intend to fully assimilate.

source??

[ValerieUSA]

I was at SeaTac airport frequently the last year I lived in Washington, 1999, and the airport was always crawling with Arabs. Disproportionate amount of them at the airport all the time than what you see in other public places. I thought that was odd.

[Rowdee]

..."We also need to make sure that millions more don't get here in the future too. "...

Hmmmmm......seems like that is a sweet refrain from ca 1986, right? About every 15 years that tune becomes a little popular ditty, only to fade away into obscurity for a few more years...perhaps next time we hear that sweet refrain, it will only be 10 - 12 years.....given the size of the population now, there would probably be a real need to recognize and offer amnesty much quicker next time....especially with two Republican precedent setting administrations.

[Rowdee]

..."Ummm, no."....

But....but....rat-ty!!! Please, please, oh please....with a scoop of sugar on it? Gawd, you don't want me to have a hissy fit, do you? In front of God and everybody? Oh, ratty, please, ratty, you sweet, handsome, attractive, suave, debonaire, smooth-tongued, generous, hunk....[did I get all that right?}

[ValerieUSA]

Ratty, the Mexicans are always crossing the border, going back and forth. They are not cutting ties with their real homeland. I lived in a neighborhood with many of them for 2 years, and they were perfectly open about it.
The Mexican men were extremely lecherous toward me, the teens were stealing from us, breaking into our house 4 times and getting caught, and always trying to befriend us and stab us in the back first chance they got.
My kids invited some over to play PlayStation - the next month the PlayStation was stolen. Gabe let one ride his new bike, the next day his bike was stolen. One of the boys was over for dinner, the next week my stereo was stolen. We were not at all prejudiced against them when we moved to Texas, but we are learning. They will never be friends - they just pretend to be. They will only be loyal to each other.

[cardinal4]

A number of the ones I saw last night werent passengers either.Some of them were SEA-TAC emplyees with SIDA badges. After 9/11 all of us employees underwent a newer and more strict background check.One only hopes that the obvious middle easterners I saw last night working underwent the same.

[sweetliberty]

I don't have the time to look it up right now but if you go to the amnesty thread we've been posting on, somewhere in the 1800's or 1900's (I think it's 1900's) one of vllandigham's posts has actual numbers that will get in in...and it's a h*** of a lot more than we were told!! Maybe you could find that and post it. I will look, but I'm gonna have to go soon. I haven't even eaten yet.

[Rowdee]

They can't possibly have accurate figures....but recall back in 2000 after the Census forms were received, I believe they were talking about 8 million illegals. Well, I guarantee you that 5 million Tibetians didn't swim across the damned pond to get here!!!

You better eat, girl, afore you get sick.

[gratefulwharffratt]

Since WWII, we've been on this 'dumbing down of Amerika' progrom!

I am gonna pull a 'Nully' here and play contrarian.

Who is dumber, the baby boomers, or the 25 year old next door neighbor who can program your computer??

There has been only ONE aberrent generation in this century, and it is the Baby Boomers. The Leftist indoctrination did NOT begin until they had control of the educational system.

In politics, despite the fact that Collectivism existed before them, it was the Baby Boomers who were determined to use any means necessary to 'socialize' America, and who have worked tirelessly since they came of age to install it here.

And even so, despite their most vigilant efforts, Gen X-ers are STILL more Libertarian than even the WWII generation. Oh, and my WWII generation Grandparents seek ME out for advice, before they do my Baby Boomer parents.

I don't feel dumbed down...

[ValerieUSA]

Not to rub it in ... but we just had NY steaks for dinner (on sale this week - a 4 pack of big steaks for $8!!!) with rice and yellow bell peppers and mushrooms and cheesy bread.... and I still have half a bottle of wine left. yummmmmmm ... And it was less expensive than feeding the family a meal(?) from McDonalds. In Washington I never saw steaks go on sale like I see it here in Texas. That pkg of steaks would have been $24 there.

[gratefulwharffratt]

If they have not enough respect for the people of this country to even learn the d***** langueage then I have no time for them.

Try teaching your parents French sometime. Old dogs don't like to learn new tricks. And it takes a while longer for them.

Most Mexicans have family values that are right in line with Southern Conservatives. And an overwhelming number of them are practicing Catholics.

[gratefulwharffratt]

especially with two Republican precedent setting administrations.

I'd rather have Bush Legitimizing their presence here, than AlGore pandering to their presence here with more welfare like gov't dependance programs.

How would you handle it if you were Queen, Rowdee?? I know, I know, you would round 'em up and let your border collie drive 'em to the border. But let's assume that you couldn't easily round them all up, then what??

[Rowdee]

Ah, but sweet ratty.....you da greatest....I would NEVER have meant to imply that youse was dumbed down. :)

[lodwick]

Agree totally - the langueage must be learnt. ur elst.

[sweetliberty]

"I don't feel dumbed down..."

Ratty, that's because you're special! Seriously though, those of us who were self-motivated as children probably were less likely to be effected by poor education. I always had a need to know and I'm guessing that you'd find that the majority of people who hang out on Free Republic did. The ones who have really paid the price are those who require spoon feeding and a lot of creativity in order to maximize their learning experience and sadly, those things fall way short these days.

[gratefulwharffratt]

did I get all that right?

Yes, but before I will do it, you must say: "Mi llamo es La Bruja."

:-)

[operation clinton cleanup]

I agree with all you said. Most feel we owe them something, and will take it if we dont give it to them. My ex-wife was from Venezuela and worked at a turkey procesing plant while I was in the Air Force. (Carolina Turkeys, Mount Olive NC for the INS). 90% of the workers were "undocumented" mexicans. They made sexual advances and chased my wife around on the job with no repercussions. They should try to improve Mexico before they try and suck us dry.

[gratefulwharffratt]

We were not at all prejudiced against them when we moved to Texas, but we are learning.

My experiences working right beside of them in the fields for about 10 summers, is quite different.

[ValerieUSA]

I'm too young to be a true baby boomer and too old to be a genXer - my parents are Korean Conflict generation, not WW2. But it was their generation (and Baby Boomer) that let the standards drop and the libs take over. I think of them and my friends' parents and the teachers I had that were their age and big government liberalism was epidemic among them. My sisters, their husbands and I are far more conservative - and so are all of our kids. My parents had no backbones, but I'm not sure if "putting their foot down" with me would have accomplished anything. I did my own thang. They let the "culture" take over with raising the kids, and it's a difficult task to hold the culture at bay now. Their idea of teaching me about boys was to watch "Summer of '42" and read "The Last Convertible" when I was 15.
I just have to make sure my teen-age kids recognize the source of the influence, even if they can't say no to it all now. They'll grow up eventually, and make the right choices.