Liberty Cabbage

[Ali G. 37]

"Why," he asks, "should the Palatine Boors be suffered to swarm into our Settlements, and by herding together establish their Language and Manners to the exclusion of ours? Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and [who] will never adopt our Language or Customs, any more than they can acquire our Complexion?"

"Why should we suffer while the Hispanics swarm into our cities and suburbs, and by herding together establish the Spanish language and their mannerisms in these cities to the exclusion of ours? Why should Southern California, founded by us, become a colony of aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to turn us into Aztlan instead of us Americanizing them? Especially given how we know they will never adopt the English language or assimilate into our culture?"

First off, Germans started arriving in the US before it was even its own independent nation. It was a totally different environment; the British only had 13 colonies after all.

The problem with the Hispanics is that they are make zero attempt to assimilate into America. The have forced their way into America, by means of Amnesty and entering illegally, and basically established themselves as they see fit. It would be like me forcing my way into your house and then permanently getting comfortable on your couch.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

First off, Germans started arriving in the US before it was even its own independent nation. It was a totally different environment; the British only had 13 colonies after all.

The problem with the Hispanics is that they are make zero attempt to assimilate into America. The have forced their way into America, by means of Amnesty and entering illegally, and basically established themselves as they see fit. It would be like me forcing my way into your house and then permanently getting comfortable on your couch.

The point is that the English of those days saw the Germans the exact same way.

[Jenn! 918]

...and yet, remarkably, we are able to see through Franklin's foolishness and appreciate his greatness.

As we will, one day, appreciate the greatness of Booyah.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

The point is that the English of those days saw the Germans the exact same way.

But we ain't brown.

[Ali G. 37]

I don't know ANY kids of hispanics born in the US who can't speak English. I'm from NY and half of this school district is hispanic and the only kids with problems with English are the ones who immigrate here, and some have problems when they first start in Kindergarten or Pre-K. After that, I don't know one that has a problem with English. Half of my graduating class was Hispanic. Oh & we had no bilingual classes.

My grandfather couldn't speak English until he started school in Manhattan. Now he doesn't know how to speak Italian anymore, at least not like he could as a kid. That's the part I find sad.

A number of teachers I know in the DC area, have numerous cases like this in their class. Where kids born in the US that have lived here the majority of their life, don't speak a word of English.

[Jenn! 918]

But we ain't brown.

But you smell like liberty cabbage!

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

But you smell like liberty cabbage!

No, those are the gypsies.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

As we will, one day, appreciate the greatness of Booyah.

:lol:

[scandal 951]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=231883

Know-Nothings. Lincoln is moving to Russia.....

The political upheaval was enormously complicated by the emergence of the Know Nothing Party, which had formed in reaction to an unprecedented flood of immigration in the 1840s and 1850s. In 1845, about 20 million people inhabited the United States. During the next decade, nearly 3 million immigrants arrived, mainly from Ireland and Germany. This largely Catholic influx descended on a country that was mostly native-born Protestant, anti-Catholic in sympathy. The Know Nothings fought to delay citizenship for the new immigrants and bar them from voting. In the early 1850s, they won elections in several cities, swept to statewide victory in Massachusetts, and gained surprising ground in New York. Newspapers and preachers assaulted "popery"; there were bloody anti-Catholic riots in several Northern cities.

Lincoln had nothing but disdain for the discriminatory beliefs of the Know Nothings. "How can any one who abhors the oppression of the negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people?" he queried his friend Joshua Speed. "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are crated equal'. We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty - to Russia, for instance."

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Abe sure knew how to say things well.

[Susita 175]

It would be like me forcing my way into your house and then permanently getting comfortable on your couch.

Like the guy on the couch from Half Baked ?