Think about it . .

All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS? I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone, we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday? We've gone so far the other way, bent over back-wards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that.
This says it all!

This is an editorial written by an
American citizen, published in a
Tampa newspaper He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please!

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, Portuguese, 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.

Just a personal foot-note from myself (johnmustang), these are also the problems we are facing in Canada and these problems are going to ruin both countries. Why is it that the bleeding hearts can wield so much power that the rest of us do nothing about it? They have trained us to be there little silent lap dogs, so we do not offend anybody , but those people who offend us and cry "RACIST" every time something does not go there way seem to be able to do so with impunity. As far as I am concerned, learn to adapt, keep your ethnicity and be proud of it but you must adapt to the ways of the new country you have come to, if you do not then you will ruin it and eventually destroy it like you have done to your own country of birth, if you do not want to adapt, then "GET THE HELL OUT". These are just my own personal views and thoughts on this ever growing problem, flame me if you want but at least I will speak up and say what I feel and believe, is that not what democracy is all about? The immigrants have the right to do so, so why can`t I?

I live in a place where Cantonese will probably become the official language within a few years. Certainly "speak the language or get the hell out" crosses peoples minds fairly often. I doubt we'd be better off if they did. The economy thrives with the influx of new money.

(the "Dennis Leary" post wasn't up when i replied)

We just gotta be patient with our immigrant brothers. My Italian Great Grandparents relied on my Grandparents to translate for quite a few years and there were heck of hardships in the local schools. But to agree, English should be preferred by the state for the sake of simplicity.

I think that bit about public displays of religion being discouraged is just to keep my religion from displaying anything come the holidays. Imagine a big peace sign in front of the Pentagon this Christmas.

Now if they can only communicate in Spanish there maybe a problem at the Drive-Thur.