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I think about the 9/11 hijackers. Why? I ponder the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the "hostage crisis." Why? What did we do? The images of the several more famous (and videotaped) beheadings remain seared in my memory. How is this even possible? Several nights ago, I watched a Fox News report that reviewed the facts surrounding the possible "honor killing" of two Texas girls by their Muslim father and included audio of the 911 recording made in the moments the two were riddled with bullets. I can't get the horror out of my mind of hearing the exact instant a father-- A FATHER!!!-- murdered his own flesh and blood... in the name of a supposed religion.   How could a human be so cruel? Someone from PELHAM, NH found committing "terrorist acts" while in Somalia. Huh? How does THAT happen? 

Amil Imani is an Iranian-born American citizen and pro-democracy activist residing in the United States of America. Imani is a columnist, literary translator, novelist and an essayist who has been writing and speaking out for the struggling people of his native land, Iran. He and his family escaped Iran after the radical Islamic revolution. His observations on the growing Islamo-fascist threat need to be heard and understood by as many people as possible if we are going to stem the rising tide of murder and mayhem. I have often written of the danger I perceive we face by allowing the construction of mosques here in this country. Mr. Imani has graciously allowed us to post several of his writings here on the 'Grok which delve into some of the facts demonstrating why my fear is not off-base.

Here, he has the answers to my questions posed above:

It is Islam, dummy

by Amil Imani

The terror and death inflicted on humanity is not the work of radical Islam, neither the political Islam, nor the militant Islam. It is Islam, period. Get it? And the perpetrators are not fringe elements confined to brainwashed Saudis, loony Taliban, or some know--nothing Pakistanis who have hijacked Islam and are now in the business of mass murder. The latest project of the practitioners of the “religion of peace,” aimed to blowing planeloads of innocent civilians to smithereens in midair over the Atlantic, - ought to finally drive the point home: It is Islam, dummy. Get it?

How could people calling themselves sincere God-fearing religionists bring themselves to even think of acts of such barbarity, yet plan them methodically and cold-bloodedly proceed to execute them?

The answer is Islam. The life manual of Islam, the Quran, is a document of exclusion, hatred and violence that shapes the Muslims’ thinking and behaving. This stone-age document is optimally suited for people of stunted development; people who prefer to follow than to think for themselves, to hate than to love, and to seek death rather than to celebrate life.

Sadly, Muslims themselves are the ones who are most victimized by Islam. They have inherited this viral psychological disease of hate and violence; they live by it, and transmit it to their children as well as to receptive others.

 

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A common language - that's what many of us want - along with a shared history and a shared sense of belonging that aids in what helps to glue us all together.  Of course, the Multiculturalism folks are all against that - seemingly believing that all cultures are exactly equal (except for our own, at times). 

Once again, our friend DCE over at Weekend Pundit fills the gap and has two riffs on the subject of where GOVERNMENT is making it harder on us when English is the norm, the lingua franca (of COURSE I did that on purpose) of the land . 

First, who'da thunk that our own government believes that speaking English is a crime?  Oh yeah, I guess I'm not surprised.  Here's another case where people are told of the consequences of inaction after (in my opinion, inordinate amount) some amount of time to correct their behavior in the workplace:

EEOC Discriminating Against Those Who Speak English

Isn't it interesting that while US Federal Courts and a number of immigrant support groups have all said that English is important for immigrants to get ahead in America, that another branch of the federal government is working against the assimilation of those same immigrants?

The Salvation Army in Framingham, Massachusetts is the latest target of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , making sure that immigrants won't have to be bothered to learn English in order to get a job.

But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that last year filed over 200 lawsuits against employers over English-only rules, has a different vision. Its lawsuit against the Salvation Army accuses the organization of discriminating against two employees at its Framingham, Mass., thrift store "on the basis of their national origin." Its crime was to give the employees a year's notice that they should speak English on the job (outside of breaks) and then firing them after they did not. The EEOC sued only four years after a federal judge in Boston, in a separate suit, upheld the Salvation Army's English-only policy as an effort to "promote workplace harmony." Like a house burglar, the EEOC is trying every door in the legal neighborhood until it finds one that's open.

So, rather than helping immigrants become part of the mainstream society by ensuring they aren't discriminated against because of their national origin, they coddle them and force businesses to conform to ambiguous and discriminatory practices that serve no one but the EEOC and the anti-assimilationist. They aren't doing the non-English speaking people any good. Instead they are condemning them to lower incomes and fewer opportunities to get ahead because they can't be bothered to learn the language of the country where they now make their homes. If that isn't discrimination, I don't know what is.

And then, yet another instance of our public government discriminating against ourselves?  Can we sue for violation of our multicultural rights?

Speaking English In America

The controversy about using English here in the US appears to be growing. First, it's the EEOC going after the Salvation Army for requiring their employees to speak English when they're working. Now it's the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) chairman Roberto Fonseca giving his report in Spanish. That angered a number of parents attending the meeting:

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Perhaps the slumbering bear is starting to awaken? 

We have seen the uproar of the Muslims over the Mohammed Cartoons in Europe.  We've see the resulting parades / riots with Muslims carrying signs threatening violence to those that "insult Islam".  We've see the reports of the extremists imams on their Friday sermons exhorting their members to jihad and that infidels are to be killed.  We've seen the honor killings of Muslim family members whose only crime was to "shame" the honor of the family.  We've seen the murder of Theo Van Gogh. We've seen Muslims attacking those ideals of the West that they believe to be wrong, as they conflict with Koranic teachings.

Finally, a tipping point may have been reached in the land where tolerance, pacifism, and multiculturalism are all kings - From the International Herald Tribune:

BRUSSELS Europe appears to be crossing an invisible line regarding its Muslim minorities: More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values.

"You saw what happened with the pope," said Patrick Goeman, 43, the owner of Raga, a funky wine bar in central Antwerp, half an hour outside Brussels. "He said Islam is an aggressive religion. And the next day they kill a nun somewhere and make his point.

But it is starting to look like the Europeans are no longer as willing as they were before in turning the other cheek. 

Goeman is hardly an extremist. In fact, he organized a protest last week in which 20 bars and restaurants closed on the night when a far-right party with an anti-Muslim message held a rally nearby.

 

His worry is shared by centrists across Europe disturbed that any criticism of Islam or Muslim immigration provokes threats of violence.

And who can blame them?  Dead words from a dead Western king quoted by the current pope sends the Muslim world into a tizzy?  Even the Australians, God love 'em all, are starting to say " Be here - Be Australian.  Want your culture to be Muslim - go where the Muslim culture is dominant". 

For years, those who raised their voices were mostly on the far right. Now those normally seen as moderates - ordinary people as well as politicians - are asking whether once unquestioned values of tolerance and multiculturalism should have limits.

 And who can blame them?  Ideals and people can only be bent  so far before a pushback occurs.  In this case, society can only accept so much that is diametrically opposed to its fundamental core ideals before it either has to defend those ideals, or give up and snap.

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“Scouting helps the Scout to value the great heritage which the past has brought to him in the life and ideals of America… Our America is the ‘melting pot’ of the world. Her strength has come from every people. Good will must be extended to these new citizens, indeed only as ‘the spirit of Brotherliness’ is present, can Liberty develop.”

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"How come those people come from 'way over there' and they speak pretty good English while the Hispanics that live right next door to America- some living here for years- can't speak hardly a word?"

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I received this from a friend of mine and while many may roll their eyes, others get mad, and others chuckle, it does raise a point. 

FINALLY!! An answer to the  de-Americanizing crap that has been suffocating our  country.  A short, concise message  that makes sense. Every business should be required to install this message
on  their phone and ATM system. 

GOOD MORNING,  WELCOME TO THE  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
Press "1" for English.  
Press "2" to disconnect until you  have learned to speak  English

My point is that to continue the process of keeping this country a true melting point instead of the multicultural tossed salad, there needs to be a shared sense of belonging. I have no problem with people being multi-lingual (I wish I truely had kept the French and Spanish I learned many years ago).

However, the first step in that process of assimilation in this country is for all to learn and use English well enough to get along in every day activities.  Those of us who are fluent should show a little more respect for those that are showing that they are trying, but haven't quite mastered it yet.

However, those that won't try or cannot be bothered?  The English word that comes to mind is "scorn".  While some might see that has overly harsh or disrespectful, it may well serve to push some over the edge to go and learn it.

And for the others?  Catering to those that resist assimilating sends the wrong message.  My response is - No habla (and I wish I could say that in my grandparents' native tongue - Swedish)

(H/T: Bob M) 

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