well, this don guy is a bit out there with his hyperventiation on 'judeo-christist' and 'english-only' and 'free-market' (especially the last, especially right now!), but yes, prakash has a point.
you are only allowed to say this sort of thing in india if you are a pakistani or a mohammedan terrorist. if you do, burqa dutt will invite you over to her show and lionize you as a great patriot. or, if you are a chinese fifth-columnist, in which case, prannoy roy will invite you and n ram will certify you.
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From: Prakash
From: Prakash
How to be a Patriot
By: Don Feder / GrassTopsUSA.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
By: Don Feder / GrassTopsUSA.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
A number of simple steps to increase national pride and become an infectious lover of country.
Patriotism isn't a seasonal occupation – something to be packed away with the flags and bunting until next year – not if you care about your country. Defending America is a year-round, 24/7 cause that requires knowledge, stamina, and commitment.
Especially in our hour of peril, with a doctrinaire leftist in the White House, now more than ever before, we need to raise up a new generation of patriots.
If you're wondering where to begin, you can start here:
1. Know your country's history – You can't defend America if you don't understand America. American history is barely taught in high school and rarely taught in college. A 2000 poll by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni gave seniors at elite colleges and universities a D or F grade on a high-school level history test. (Only 22 percent knew that "Of the people, by the people and for the people" came from the Gettysburg Address.) Read history by authors who believe in America – A History of the American People by Paul Johnson; America: The Last Best Hope (2 volumes) by William Bennett, and A Patriot's History of the United States by Schweikart and Allen. The more you read, the more you'll believe, and the more you'll want to fight.
2. Tell America's story – Especially to the young. And a glorious saga it is, from the Mayflower Compact to the Continental Congress, from Bull Run to the Bulge and Baghdad, from Washington's Farewell Address to Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech and beyond. Remind Americans that our national holidays mean something. Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving aren't there just to give them a three-day weekend, but to strike what Lincoln called the "mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone."
3. Stop the slander – The Left has made an art of defaming America, especially among the young and susceptible. Anti-Americanism is inculcated in public education, academia, and the entertainment and news media. The contagion is spread through multiculturalism, historical revisionism, magnifying our mistakes and ignoring our triumphs. The Left insists that we perpetually repent for slavery – an institution that existed everywhere for most of recorded history. America is the only nation that fought a Civil War (in which more than 600,000 died) to abolish this evil. Students won't hear that from the time-servers of the National Education Association, who are too busy sex-educating and global-warming indoctrinating to bother with Nathan Hale and Omaha Beach.
4. Defend the Constitution – Not the Constitution a la William J. Brennan, David Souter, and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg – the fantasy Constitution of judicial activists that permits late-term abortion but forbids public display of the Ten Commandments – but the Constitution that protects freedom of speech (whether or not the New York Times likes that speech), the right to profess a belief in God in public places, our right to keep and bear arms, and a government of limited powers. Speak out against hate-crimes laws, gun control legislation, efforts to socialize the economy, attempts to regulate speech on talk-radio and the internet, and the confirmation of Quota Queen and "wise Latina woman" Sonia Sotomayor.
5. Know that we are still very much "One Nation Under God" (Not Allah) – America was founded by Christians on Judeo-Christian principles – witness multiple references to God in the Declaration of Independence, in the words of Madison, Adams, et. al., and in lyrics from "in God is our trust" in the National Anthem to Mr. Berlin's "God Bless America." The Founders were inspired by a uniquely Biblical worldview: liberty, equality under the law, charity, and representative government. Because of this spiritual legacy, America had a greater impact on the last two centuries than any other nation. Without it, America makes no sense. A nation can't be strong – militarily or economically – if it's weak spiritually. The patriot should work for public display of religious symbols, the return of prayer to the public schools, and a public acknowledgement on the role religion played, and continues to play, in our national life. Whatever his faith, the patriot must counter the presidential big lie that we are no longer a Christian nation, but are deeply indebted to Islam.
6. Free the Market – There's a reason why Europe has stagnated in the postwar era while America has generally prospered. We believe in individual achievement, income-mobility, celebrating success and private property. They believe in class warfare, envy, resentment, "leisure" (as a life-goal), welfare, and collectivism. Now, we have a president who knows less about economics than national security and who is committed to the European model. As much as Judeo-Christian values and the family, capitalism defines who we are as a people, and why America has worked so well for so long.
7. Demand an End to Illegal Immigration – As Ronald Reagan noted, a nation that has lost control of its borders has lost its sovereignty. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, immigrants (who accounted for one household in 21 in 1970) now represent one in 8 American households. How many immigrants can the country take in? With illegal immigration, we don't know who's coming here, and which of the intruders are hardcore criminals or terrorists. The man who loves his family will protect his home from invasion. The man who loves his country will protect it from invaders. That means opposing any more amnesties, in-state tuition. and drivers' licenses for illegals, and demanding enforcement at and beyond the border.
8. Insist on English – In 2007, more than 55 million people in the United States were living in households where a language other than English was spoken. There are powerful forces working to turn America into a bilingual (or multilingual) nation – including bureaucrats, business interests and ethnic lobbying groups. English is the linguistic glue that holds our country together. All of the documents on which America was founded were written in English. Without a common tongue, dissolution is inevitable. The patriot will oppose bilingual education, bilingual ballots, and language pandering.
9. Defend the Family – America can't be strong without strong families. The family is the incubator of civic virtues, including patriotism. Functional families are the foundation for a nation that works. Every social ill that afflicts America – drug abuse, crime, poverty, illegitimacy, etc. – has its roots in family breakdown. Families are the first line of national defense.
10. Support Israel – America and Israel are two countries joined at the heart – more intimately connected than any others, including the U.S. and the UK. America was founded on the vision first glimpsed at Sinai. Without ancient Israel, there would have been no America. Without America (circa 1948), there would have been no modern State of Israel. The same Marxists and Islamacists who would destroy Israel also have America in their sights. To betray Israel is to betray ourselves.
11. Don't despair – In the words of Winston Churchill: "Never, never, never quit." Don't say it's all hopeless because the all-powerful media serves as an adjunct White House Press Office, because Obama is subsidizing a partisan army from the Treasury, because the Party of Treason has 60 votes in the Senate, because billionaire Bolsheviks like George Soros bankroll groups like Move-On.org, because Michael Jackson-worship reflects the degeneration of American culture, or because many of our fellow Americans are too dumb or apathetic to understand what's happening. Consider the odds Washington faced in the winter of 1776, when the fate of the patriot cause hung by a thread. Imagine what it was like to be a G.I. wading ashore under withering fire on D-Day. With God on our side and a firm faith in the justice of our cause, we cannot lose – or, in the words of the Star-Spangled Banner, "Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just."
Especially in our hour of peril, with a doctrinaire leftist in the White House, now more than ever before, we need to raise up a new generation of patriots.
If you're wondering where to begin, you can start here:
1. Know your country's history – You can't defend America if you don't understand America. American history is barely taught in high school and rarely taught in college. A 2000 poll by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni gave seniors at elite colleges and universities a D or F grade on a high-school level history test. (Only 22 percent knew that "Of the people, by the people and for the people" came from the Gettysburg Address.) Read history by authors who believe in America – A History of the American People by Paul Johnson; America: The Last Best Hope (2 volumes) by William Bennett, and A Patriot's History of the United States by Schweikart and Allen. The more you read, the more you'll believe, and the more you'll want to fight.
2. Tell America's story – Especially to the young. And a glorious saga it is, from the Mayflower Compact to the Continental Congress, from Bull Run to the Bulge and Baghdad, from Washington's Farewell Address to Ronald Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech and beyond. Remind Americans that our national holidays mean something. Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving aren't there just to give them a three-day weekend, but to strike what Lincoln called the "mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone."
3. Stop the slander – The Left has made an art of defaming America, especially among the young and susceptible. Anti-Americanism is inculcated in public education, academia, and the entertainment and news media. The contagion is spread through multiculturalism, historical revisionism, magnifying our mistakes and ignoring our triumphs. The Left insists that we perpetually repent for slavery – an institution that existed everywhere for most of recorded history. America is the only nation that fought a Civil War (in which more than 600,000 died) to abolish this evil. Students won't hear that from the time-servers of the National Education Association, who are too busy sex-educating and global-warming indoctrinating to bother with Nathan Hale and Omaha Beach.
4. Defend the Constitution – Not the Constitution a la William J. Brennan, David Souter, and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg – the fantasy Constitution of judicial activists that permits late-term abortion but forbids public display of the Ten Commandments – but the Constitution that protects freedom of speech (whether or not the New York Times likes that speech), the right to profess a belief in God in public places, our right to keep and bear arms, and a government of limited powers. Speak out against hate-crimes laws, gun control legislation, efforts to socialize the economy, attempts to regulate speech on talk-radio and the internet, and the confirmation of Quota Queen and "wise Latina woman" Sonia Sotomayor.
5. Know that we are still very much "One Nation Under God" (Not Allah) – America was founded by Christians on Judeo-Christian principles – witness multiple references to God in the Declaration of Independence, in the words of Madison, Adams, et. al., and in lyrics from "in God is our trust" in the National Anthem to Mr. Berlin's "God Bless America." The Founders were inspired by a uniquely Biblical worldview: liberty, equality under the law, charity, and representative government. Because of this spiritual legacy, America had a greater impact on the last two centuries than any other nation. Without it, America makes no sense. A nation can't be strong – militarily or economically – if it's weak spiritually. The patriot should work for public display of religious symbols, the return of prayer to the public schools, and a public acknowledgement on the role religion played, and continues to play, in our national life. Whatever his faith, the patriot must counter the presidential big lie that we are no longer a Christian nation, but are deeply indebted to Islam.
6. Free the Market – There's a reason why Europe has stagnated in the postwar era while America has generally prospered. We believe in individual achievement, income-mobility, celebrating success and private property. They believe in class warfare, envy, resentment, "leisure" (as a life-goal), welfare, and collectivism. Now, we have a president who knows less about economics than national security and who is committed to the European model. As much as Judeo-Christian values and the family, capitalism defines who we are as a people, and why America has worked so well for so long.
7. Demand an End to Illegal Immigration – As Ronald Reagan noted, a nation that has lost control of its borders has lost its sovereignty. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, immigrants (who accounted for one household in 21 in 1970) now represent one in 8 American households. How many immigrants can the country take in? With illegal immigration, we don't know who's coming here, and which of the intruders are hardcore criminals or terrorists. The man who loves his family will protect his home from invasion. The man who loves his country will protect it from invaders. That means opposing any more amnesties, in-state tuition. and drivers' licenses for illegals, and demanding enforcement at and beyond the border.
8. Insist on English – In 2007, more than 55 million people in the United States were living in households where a language other than English was spoken. There are powerful forces working to turn America into a bilingual (or multilingual) nation – including bureaucrats, business interests and ethnic lobbying groups. English is the linguistic glue that holds our country together. All of the documents on which America was founded were written in English. Without a common tongue, dissolution is inevitable. The patriot will oppose bilingual education, bilingual ballots, and language pandering.
9. Defend the Family – America can't be strong without strong families. The family is the incubator of civic virtues, including patriotism. Functional families are the foundation for a nation that works. Every social ill that afflicts America – drug abuse, crime, poverty, illegitimacy, etc. – has its roots in family breakdown. Families are the first line of national defense.
10. Support Israel – America and Israel are two countries joined at the heart – more intimately connected than any others, including the U.S. and the UK. America was founded on the vision first glimpsed at Sinai. Without ancient Israel, there would have been no America. Without America (circa 1948), there would have been no modern State of Israel. The same Marxists and Islamacists who would destroy Israel also have America in their sights. To betray Israel is to betray ourselves.
11. Don't despair – In the words of Winston Churchill: "Never, never, never quit." Don't say it's all hopeless because the all-powerful media serves as an adjunct White House Press Office, because Obama is subsidizing a partisan army from the Treasury, because the Party of Treason has 60 votes in the Senate, because billionaire Bolsheviks like George Soros bankroll groups like Move-On.org, because Michael Jackson-worship reflects the degeneration of American culture, or because many of our fellow Americans are too dumb or apathetic to understand what's happening. Consider the odds Washington faced in the winter of 1776, when the fate of the patriot cause hung by a thread. Imagine what it was like to be a G.I. wading ashore under withering fire on D-Day. With God on our side and a firm faith in the justice of our cause, we cannot lose – or, in the words of the Star-Spangled Banner, "Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just."
2 comments:
Didn't George Washington say America is not at all based on Christian principles? What baloney is this guy puking...??
Western Conservatives and Western Liberals are both extremely anti-Indian. The Conservatives support rabid conversions in the South and insurgency in the Northeast. The Liberals gleefully sponsor Orientalists like Doniger, Witzel, Nussbaum, and sponsor seular propagandists like Arundhati, Adiga, Sardeep, Romila to destroy what they consider as the "cradle of superstition". And both support colonial entities like FMCT, Nuke Deal, and "Dalit Liberation", "Sikh Liberation", "Buddhist Liberation".
Indians need Indian Nationalists who can point out the deviousness of both these western groups with regards to India.
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