Seems to me, liberty911, that your argument makes less sense as it continues. Are you saying TR was a racist because he opposed communism???
First, TR's statements on language and culture were far from racist. On the contrary, he promoted equality for all Americans, native born and naturalized alike. He recognized that a strong America had to be comprised of a unified people, sharing not only a common language, but a common loyalty as well. He spoke against discrimination when he said:
The economic conditions of the times were the root of his strong anti communist stance. The industrialists and bankers virtually owned the government by way of huge political contributions. They increasingly exploited farmers and workers; workdays were 10-12 hours 7 days a week. Industrial wages averaged $650 a year. The railroad tycoons were charging farmers increasingly larger amounts to get their products to market. More and more wealth was going to fewer and fewer people.
Had this continued, TR feared a communist revolution would occur in the United States. He knew that a strong, economically prosperous middle class was absolutely essential to the continuation of the Republic. He affirmed that such a middle class had to be unified when he said:
And yet today, the middle class is again under assault-by globalism, outsourcing, cheap imports and illegal immigration. Now, you assert that one cannot determine the legal status of a foreign national simply by his/her inability to speak English, and I will grant you that. There are probably more ways to gain temporary legal presence in this country than I know about. That, however, is not the issue here. This issue is the presence of millions of non English speaking illegals here. And not only do they not speak our language, they have absolutely no interest in becoming Americans. Their only interest is earning money to send back to their native country, and to avail themselves of free services while they're here. They displace American workers, drain public resources, and fill our jails and prisons. So, the ability to speak English is a good indicator of legal status. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, chances are it is a duck.
Our continuing tolerance of this invasion has allowed them to form a subculture in which is it not necessary to speak English to get by, even prosper. As the erosion of the middle class and a unified America continues, it will become evident that this is and has been destructive public policy. The real racists are those who promote 'multiculturalism', bilingual and multilingual services, illegal immigration, and 'tolerance for diversity', not out of 'humanitarian' concerns as they would have you believe, but for purposes of their own lust for power and wealth. The result of these policies create, promote and sustain a second class subculture in our society that only weakens us with every passing day.
First, TR's statements on language and culture were far from racist. On the contrary, he promoted equality for all Americans, native born and naturalized alike. He recognized that a strong America had to be comprised of a unified people, sharing not only a common language, but a common loyalty as well. He spoke against discrimination when he said:
He emphasized this point when he said, conversely:
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He went on to further condemn second class citizenship, as created by what we today call 'multiculturalism' when he said:
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Are these the words of a 'racist'? I think not. TR was in fact a champion of, indeed, the father of, the American middle class, and worked tirelessy during his two terms to strengthen and empower working Americans.
The economic conditions of the times were the root of his strong anti communist stance. The industrialists and bankers virtually owned the government by way of huge political contributions. They increasingly exploited farmers and workers; workdays were 10-12 hours 7 days a week. Industrial wages averaged $650 a year. The railroad tycoons were charging farmers increasingly larger amounts to get their products to market. More and more wealth was going to fewer and fewer people.
Had this continued, TR feared a communist revolution would occur in the United States. He knew that a strong, economically prosperous middle class was absolutely essential to the continuation of the Republic. He affirmed that such a middle class had to be unified when he said:
And yet today, the middle class is again under assault-by globalism, outsourcing, cheap imports and illegal immigration. Now, you assert that one cannot determine the legal status of a foreign national simply by his/her inability to speak English, and I will grant you that. There are probably more ways to gain temporary legal presence in this country than I know about. That, however, is not the issue here. This issue is the presence of millions of non English speaking illegals here. And not only do they not speak our language, they have absolutely no interest in becoming Americans. Their only interest is earning money to send back to their native country, and to avail themselves of free services while they're here. They displace American workers, drain public resources, and fill our jails and prisons. So, the ability to speak English is a good indicator of legal status. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, chances are it is a duck.
Our continuing tolerance of this invasion has allowed them to form a subculture in which is it not necessary to speak English to get by, even prosper. As the erosion of the middle class and a unified America continues, it will become evident that this is and has been destructive public policy. The real racists are those who promote 'multiculturalism', bilingual and multilingual services, illegal immigration, and 'tolerance for diversity', not out of 'humanitarian' concerns as they would have you believe, but for purposes of their own lust for power and wealth. The result of these policies create, promote and sustain a second class subculture in our society that only weakens us with every passing day.
