Be Careful What You Wish For
I just read a post in the Washington Times about the “Reconquista” movement. One of their slogans was “Uncle Sam Stole Our Lands.”
Interesting how a lack of oppression seems to embolden even the most radical of the open immigration crowd.
It is as if they are saying ‘I want to live in this country where I am safe to protest even if I’m a criminal and illegally in this country. I want to enjoy the economic benefits of this country’s working environment. But I want it to be more like the land I left.’
If people want it to be more like the land they left, why did they leave? Was it because they believe that the prosperity and freedom that beckons to them came from somewhere outside the people living here? The only “thing” that our government provides its citizens is the freedom to succeed (or fail) and the protection of our property once we’ve acquired some. Otherwise the government has nothing of its own to give, only our money, time, and effort through taxes or service.
By the way, whose land is it? I don’t say our ancestors didn’t take it from Mexico. But anyone who speaks Spanish or any other European language has no more prior claim to this land than anyone else. We should all be very careful not to try to play that card. With world-wide migrations having taken place over several millenia practically everywhere, we are all squatters or conquistadors (Ooh! Where did that term come from?)
Be careful what you wish for…
