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Selwyn Duke
Getting The Government The Third World Deserves
©
2007 Selwyn Duke
When
Thomas Jefferson said that “people get the government they deserve,” it was
more than just a clever turn of phrase. It
also was not an isolated insight but a timeless truth, one expressed by many.
William Cowper said,
“When
was public virtue to be found when private was not?”
Benjamin
Franklin stated,
“Only
a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and
vicious, they have more need of masters.”
Truth
be known, I could probably fill a book with the words
of wise ones who have spoken in kind. But,
you know, I understand this principle well.
I know that people get the government they deserve; what bothers me is
that I’m going to get the government they deserve.
You
should be bothered, too. With the
“people” changing radically through Third World immigration (Ted Kennedy’s
1965 immigration act ensures that 85 percent of immigrants come from the Third
World and Asia), it’s legitimate to wonder how demographics influence
democracy. And it’s not hard to
understand how these folks will shape government, for they have done so before
– in their own lands.
Since
our largest immigrant group hails from Mexico, let’s look south of the border.
Mexico is a thoroughly corrupt country, not at all unique in the Third
World but certainly emblematic of it. For
instance, they have the dubious distinction of possibly having the most
corrupt police force in the world, as Mexican authorities enforce whatever law
pays them the most. According to a documentary on the subject, you can buy your
way out of a fatal hit-and-run for 450 dollars.
But the corruption is so systemic
that many of us have heard the stories ourselves.
I remember being told of a man who traveled to Mexico and was mugged by
the police (a documented example of theft by Mexican police can be found here).
Then I heard about a hapless soul who had to sell his home to pay tribute
to a family with more clout and a grudge against him; the police paid him a
visit and told him he’d be shot if he didn’t.
Most recently, an acquaintance told me how he was pulled over for running
a stop sign that didn’t exist and had to pay the crooked cop a bribe so he
could continue on his way. And this
corruption is mirrored in every aspect of Mexican society, in the bureaucrats,
the courts and, of course, the politicians.
This
is why cultural equivalency doctrine is nonsense.
People may complain about corruption here, and while it certainly exists,
it’s the exception, not the norm; by and large, we are still governed by the
rule of law. We don’t fully
appreciate this because in just the same way some of us take our lifestyle for
granted – not realizing ours is a life of silk and satin as compared to most
of the world – we also take for granted that one will be able to conduct
everyday business and others will play by the rules.
But in most of the world
this is the exception, not the norm.
In
other words, if we want to descend into a culture of corruption, all we need do
is continue the importation of Third Worlders through immigration, both illegal
and legal. Naturalization won’t
inculcate virtue; rather, they will bring their passions, ideology and voting
habits with them and lend their support to the same kinds of corrupt leftists
they supported in their native lands.
As
to this, first-time Hispanic voters cast ballots for Bill Clinton by a
staggering margin of fifteen to one. So,
while Bush once said that family values don’t stop at the border, it certainly
seems that free market ones do. Preying
on this, there is a tacit offer being made by the traitorous politicians among
us:
Listen,
come here with millions of your fellow travelers and vote for us, and, oh, oh,
the rape shall commence. We’ll
give you the wealth of the native people; we don’t know how to say it in
Spanish, but we have a nice euphemism: “Redistribution.”
And the provincialists who would call it theft are simply too stupid to
understand that if we make it legal, it cannot be wrong.
Whenever
I sound this alarm, I always receive emails from those who call me an alarmist,
if not something worse. They state
with assurance that these Third Worlders will assimilate, just as Americans
always had.
They
dream.
If
you want a glimpse of things to come (unless we reverse course), just study
states in which Third Worlders have settled.
California was once a place where Ronald Reagan reigned supreme, a
conservative citadel. Now, with the
majority of its population being of Third World and Asian heritage, it’s on
the cutting edge of societal devolution. Its
senators are Barbara Boxer and Diane Crimestein, and it has become a metaphor
for politically correct insanity. Reagan
could be resurrected with all his charm and oratorical splendor, and he would
not win his home state.
Arizona
is another prime example. Once
synonymous with Barry Goldwater, it now elects senators such as John McCain and
Jon Kyl, amnesty advocates both. Hey,
they know their constituency.
What
do you think will happen when the Third World invasion hits your region?
Is your state possessed of a special aura that will magically transform
these groups’ collective ideology? The
truth is that once the whole nation looks like California, you’ll be pressing
two for English.
If
you’re a leftist such as Nancy Pelosi or Hillary Clinton, you welcome this
importation of socialist-minded voters. If
Lady Macbeth is her party’s nominee, California will be a lock, and if the
whole nation looked like the Golden State . . . well, her biggest worry would be
competition from the left. Yes,
just imagine, if we become Mexico North, we’ll have a Hillary Clinton or Al
Gore on the right against a Hugo Chavez on the left.
Talk about the lesser of two evils.
Many
have opined that this demographic trend spells doom for the Republican Party.
This epitaph is premature, however, so be not afraid if you’re
comforted by the sight of an office holder with an “R” beside his name.
Political parties are remarkably malleable; like water, they take the
shape of the vessel in which they find themselves.
Sure, the Republicans will initially struggle to “rehabilitate” their
image as an entity not given to nanny state, cradle-to-grave giveaways and
perennial pandering to minority angst, but they shall persevere.
You’ll get your candidates with the R’s.
Although they may need to have Z’s to the left of them.
As
for those welcoming this cultural suicide, they will learn the hard way that one
must be careful what he wishes for; you see, by and large, they know not what
they sow. The politicians are
blinded by power, the business interests by money, and the Mexicans by ethnic
patriotism. And, ironically, it is
the last group that will probably be most unhappy as we devolve into Mexico
North. The only concerns of
politicians and business are, respectively, power here and now and money here
and now. Most of these people are
fairly old, and life beyond the next few elections or few dozen financial
quarters is of no consequence. If
they are still around, perhaps assimilating into the culture of the French
Riviera by joining the locals in mockery of boorish Americans, their Lear jets
will spirit them away to lands of milk and honey and their plunder will buy them
all the political favors and favorable court rulings a Master of the Universe
could ever need.
The
hapless Third Worlders, like most of the rest of us, won’t be so fortunate.
Languishing in a nation
reminiscent
of Blade Runner (that is, assuming America remains intact), they won’t
have pockets deep enough in which to keep police, bureaucrats, judges and
politicians. They will occupy the
second lowest tier in an economic caste system – right above white native
Americans.
Of
course, one group that will welcome this cultural and economic breakdown is the
Islamists. A corrupt, balkanized
land where political correctness carries the day is fertile soil for those who
prey on desperate souls yearning for meaning and moral order.
Be
assured, though, immigration will come to an end.
Once the rape of these United States is complete, with money
redistributed, productivity and wealth creation squelched and currency devalued,
immigrants will stop coming here. People
generally don’t go from one Third World country to another.
With
the picture I’ve painted, one might think I have stock in the maker of Prozac.
Theoretically, though, we could still right the ship.
But the first step is the termination of an abusive relationship: Our
love affair with immigration. The
historical norm is to protect your shores from culturally imperialistic foreign
elements, not invite them in. And
the only reason this simple truth escapes us is that we have fallen victim to
immigration and diversity dogma, to a sinister salesmanship, a leftist
juggernaut that could sell a full-length burka to a NOW member.
And, in a way, that’s exactly what they’re doing.
Or
perhaps it’s more like selling pork carnitas to a jihadist.
No,
actually, it’s more like selling death to a civilization.
Selwyn Duke is a freelance writer out or Larchmont, NY. He has written for various publications including: IntellectualConservative.com, AmericanThinker.com and is a regular columnist for RenewAmerica.us.