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From: Oma Brock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 10:46 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: complaining
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Sent: Fri, Sep 20, 2002 4:34pm
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Subject: (no subject)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:28:37 -0500
>
>This says it all!
>After hearing that the state of Florida changed its opinion and let a
>Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face
>covered, I believe this is even more appropriate. Read on, please!
>This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a
>Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he?
>
>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.
>I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is
>seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost
>entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few
>things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
>some born here, need to understand. 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.
>
>We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any
>other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn
>the language!
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>If you agree -- pass this along; if you don't agree -- I don't want to hear
>about it.
>AMEN
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, Sep 20, 2002 4:34pm
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: (no subject)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 08:28:37 -0500
>
>This says it all!
>After hearing that the state of Florida
changed its opinion and let a
>Muslim woman have her picture on her
driver's license with her face
>covered, I believe this is even more
appropriate. Read on, please!
>This is an editorial written by an
American citizen, published in a
>Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job;
didn't he?
>
>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.
>I am not against
immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is
>seeking a
better life by coming to America. Our population is almost
>entirely
made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few
>things
that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
>some
born here, need to understand. 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.
>
>We
speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any
>other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society,
learn
>the language!
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>If you agree -- pass
this along; if you don't agree -- I don't want to hear
>about it.
>AMEN
>
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