(This was first written on Jan 4, 2006 on our Proboards site.)
I have been trying to keep up on many of the world changing events that have taken place throughout the US political arena. There are many statements that have been stated and repeated so many time that people are starting to be immune to there meanings. I would like more people in this world to question the validity of statements, for example:
This statement is right out the first paragraph on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce site under Issues Center > Index of Issues > Immigration:
...The events of September 11, 2001, also indicate that some have used our borders as an entryway for evil and malicious attacks.
[[Source:
http://www.uschamber.com/issues/index/immigration/skilledworkers.htm ]]
I am not aware of any, let alone some, using our borders as an entryway for any attacks. So I ask, "Who?" The terrorists of 9/11 would not be among the list, because they had visas and traveled as passengers by airplane. So again, who has used our borders in a terroristic fashion?
Statements like this have been published in newspapers and on the internet, spoken of in televised news programs, been given in speeches by the President, himself, but there is not validity to the statement.
Our borders are not a threat by the way of terrorism: Terrorism has nothing to do with immigration. Immigration has to do with people trying to acquire work, money, happiness, to shed historical racial poverty, to provide a better life for their family,.... Does this sound like the actions of terrorists to you?
Another observation: Our borders lie against Canada and Mexico. Mexico is the main subject of conversation, but Canada is not an issue. If terrorism is really an issue, then Canada should equally be part of the agenda of border tightening and active conversation in our media and personal life and overall actions.
The purpose of the current administration to set this construed view of immigration and border control into the American public is build upon the fear that was already established by the 9/11 attacks. That fear is what we are dealing with today. We have to wake up and see the current administration for what they truly are doing. They are feeding our fear.
That is what all this immigration and border control is about -- feeding our fear.
Why? Because the current administration has failed in the war on terror. They are feeding our fear so we will remain delirious and unaware of their inadequate capabilities. They have used fear and patriotism against us.
In 1775, Samuel Johnson said, "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
The bigger picture: It's all about power. Plain and simple. Bush and his political group want it all. The Patriot Act, domestic spying without court oversight, hidden torture prisons in Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, or wherever, detaining of prisoners without council for eternity it would seem, Cheney's claim that the Presidency is too limited in its powers, Bush's claim that the public gave him the right to do as he sees fit to protect them, and so much more. It all adds up to a "King George" complex. No fooling. This ain't no lie.
I would like to see the American public not be so adamant in believing everything they hear and start questioning the validity of the current Administration. Or is it popular to be a sheep?
Questioning the Inane,
Sassafras
