Two Children of Immigrants. One Grateful. One Ungrateful.
Our leaders have told us we are a nation of immigrants. Reagan, 1984, at Fudan University: “We call ourselves a nation of immigrants, and that’s truly what we are.” Bush, 2006: “We’re a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws. We’re also a nation of immigrants.” Obama, 2014: “My fellow Americans, we are…
Dereliction of Duty
Why Doing So Gets Americans Killed Our leaders have told us we are a nation of immigrants. Reagan, 1984, at Fudan University: “We call ourselves a nation of immigrants, and that’s truly what we are.” Bush, 2006: “We’re a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws. We’re also a nation of immigrants.” Obama,…
Iran or Israel? El-Sayed Couldn’t Say. I Know What He Didn’t Say.
Our leaders have told us, again and again, that we are a nation of immigrants. Reagan said it in 1984, at Fudan University: “We call ourselves a nation of immigrants, and that’s truly what we are.” Bush said it in 2006: “We’re a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws. We’re also a…
Hasan Gets a Firing Squad — Livestreamed, December 3rd.
Presidents and candidates from both parties have told you the same thing. Ronald Reagan, 1984: “We call ourselves a nation of immigrants, and that’s truly what we are.”[16] George W. Bush, 2006: “We’re a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws. We’re also a nation of immigrants.”[17] Barack Obama, 2014: “My fellow Americans,…
Somali Adults Robbed Us. Somali Youth Are Shooting Up Our Streets. Minnesota Won’t Say It.
Not all of them. But enough to make a real problem. Officials don’t want to call it what it is. So they rename it. Oct 5, Edina City Hall. Bishop Harding Smith stood up and said: “This problem is not a Somali problem. This is a youth problem.” That’s an insult. Look at the reports.…
Grateful vs. Ungrateful, Episode 2: What Can’t You Unsee in These Videos? Ungrateful Immigrants being Blamed for Riots in France.
Look at the videos. Fires in the street. Blocked school gates. Projectiles at police. Burning bins and barricades. I’m not going to tell you what to see. You already saw it. And you can’t unsee what you’ve seen. Fires at Quatre-Chemins (Pantin / Aubervilliers, Paris suburbs), Reuters via The Guardian, Oct. 2, 2026:https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/oct/02/fires-burn-as-french-students-protest-against-lack-of-investment-in-education-video Blocus des…
Minnesota Stopped Counting in 2008. It’s Time to Start Again.
Minnesota stopped counting in 2008 Last Friday night, shots rang out at a high school homecoming game in Eden Prairie. Two young men were wounded. Police say the shooting appears to have been targeted, and no arrests have been made. Ten days earlier, on September 22, someone fired from a car at teenagers playing basketball…
Grateful vs. Ungrateful, Episode 1: The Interpreter and the Streamer
Presidents from both parties have told you the same thing. Barack Obama, 2014: “My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants.”Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q_Xk66gsRU&t=828sTranscript: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/20/remarks-president-address-nation-immigration George W. Bush, 2006: “We’re a nation of laws, and we must enforce our laws. We’re also a nation of immigrants…”Transcript: https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060515-8.html Hillary Clinton, 2016: “I think…
Every society has a rhythm.
That rhythm mostly comes from the dominant culture. And for a culture to survive, it has to be good for people. It has to help them flourish. It works best when it’s practiced in the open, with nobody forced into it, and when it expects a lot of each person: show up, own your choices,…
Gratitude or Grievance — Which Camp?
Last post I told my Caucasian brothers and sisters to stop apologizing for existing — to say you shall not pass when someone treats their country like a crime they must pay for forever. This is the other half. There are two sets of immigrants. One set brought Gratitude — and Agency. The other brought Grievance — and entitlement. Which camp are you…
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