> > > While reading a thread featuring Mudkips here I wondered if anti-immigrant folks > in > > > the U.S. realize that those folks who took the country from the native Americans > > WERE > > > immigrants. > > > > I wonder if those who make this comparison between Europeans taking over land > > populated largely by nomads and Mexicans illegally entering owned land that is part > > of a country with established laws regarding such actions ever bother to think > beyond > > "they immigrated too." > > > > Don't pretend to be referring to all immigrants. Those who "hate all immigrants" > are > > an ignorant and insignificant group akin to any other racists, to be dealt with as > > such. Then there's another group offended by those who choose not to assimilate > into > > the culture they've chosen to live within. That is a rather widespread feeling, > > hardly limited to the United States. One should never choose to live in a place, > then > > expect everyone there to change to suit you. > > > > As for immigration, Asians came here, wandered around, killed giant birds, giant > > sloths, mammoths, and each other. They were not about peace, love, and happiness. > > They were about getting what they wanted by whatever means required. The concept > that > > they lived in harmony with nature stems from both their having been around long > > enough to know stuff, and their being more primitive. > > > > Then Europeans came and eventually killed those people. They took the land by force > > as those who were there had taken it from the previous residents, several times > over > > several millennia. > > > > War is the way things happen, and a code of law unto itself. If people are invading > > your country, they should be repelled by the same sorts of methods that have always > > been used. If they come here in accordance with the rules, there's no need for > that. > > Says the trash that can`t admit that his also an invader.
Fuck you. Not only did I say that above about Europeans, my own family came here in the 1930s and had nothing to do with any of it, you non-reading piece of shit.
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