Multiculturalists: The Pocahontases and Melinches of Our Time

This past Friday, in another defeat, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton dismissed Arizona’s counter- lawsuit against the Obama administration.  In that lawsuit, Governor Jan Brewer accused the Obama government of failing to maintain control of Arizona’s border with Mexico by not enforcing federal immigration laws.  This was an attempt to undo previous decisions by Judge Susan Bolton that blocked the state’s attempt to control illegal immigration within its borders.   

This decision and similar actions against Alabama’s immigration laws seem to re-affirm the open border thinking that the federal government currently holds.  As President Obama is so fond of saying, “We are not defined by our borders.” 

I am sure that whoever came up with the slogan is patting himself on his back for being so original, so enlightened, so avant garde.  It sounds so appropriate for the post-nationalist world.  After all, we are all “citizens of the world” now.  We are now a multicultural society; no longer tied to such outdated, outmoded ideas such as borders, national identities, and sovereignty.  In other words, we are defined by…? Well, I do not know what they think we are defined by but, whatever it is, it must be better since it is considered progress by those who profess to know more than we do.

Unfortunately, for President Obama, this is not new, enlightened, nor avant garde. It has been done before.  Not only in the world, but also in what would become the United States. What needs to be understood is that the indigenous people along the Atlantic coast unknowingly took the same approach when the Europeans started arriving.  I say unknowingly because, unlike the people of today, they did not have the concept of landownership or national sovereignty; therefore they had no concept of borders.  This is a shame because if they had then maybe they could have avoided four long centuries of suffering. But history is history and cannot be changed.

What history can do, though, is to provide lessons. One of those lessons is that nothing decent comes to a country that does not value its sovereignty.  In most cases, the results have been disastrous for the established culture and society.  Along with the indigenous peoples of North America we can add the Meso-Americans of Mexico, the Incas of Peru, the Aborigines of Australia and New Zealand, the Indians of India, the Pampa Indians of Argentina, and the inhabitants of just about all of Africa. In all these cases, the multicultural, open-border approach ended with the original inhabitants losing their cultural identities and forced off their lands, enslaved, or even exterminated. It was not uncommon for many of these cultures to endure all of the above at the hands of the newcomers.

I know some are thinking, “The newcomers where from the great European imperialist powers. The indigenous people were kind and loving people who were one with the earth and everyone in it. There was no way they could have defended themselves from such aggressive and barbaric people like the Europeans. Besides, we are a more advanced and enlightened society. That could never happen today. This is the reason multiculturalism now works.”

 Unfortunately, this is totally inaccurate and is dangerous to believe. First of all, the dominant European countries did not have colonies because they were powerful. They became powerful because of they had colonies. They did not do D-Day style amphibious assaults on the beaches. They arrived in small groups of explorers and settlers.  (In 1620, only 120 colonists, 40% women and children, established The Plymouth Rock colony). Contrarily, the indigenous populations significantly outnumbered the Europeans and were perfectly capable of eliminating the settlements. Additionally, the cultures of these people were often warrior based and fully capable of defending themselves from the newcomers. In the case of the Aztecs, their civilization rivaled that of Rome and Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs’ principle city, was larger than London was. Technology wise, both were about equal. Although the Europeans did have firearms they were extremely inaccurate, lacked range, and took time to reload. The typical soldier would get one shot off before resorting to his sword.  On the other hand, a skilled warrior could launch multiple arrows within a short amount of time.

 What did allow the Europeans to gain a foothold and then control was that they had help from people like Pocahontas and Malinche (a native woman who helped Cortez in his conquest of the Aztecs). These people helped to convince the indigenous leaders and people that the new arrivals were not a threat. That, by bringing new knowledge, the newcomers would add to the existing culture. These Native Multiculturalists were convincing enough that their leaders quickly established alliances with the Europeans. Contrary to the narrative that PC history teaches, it was these alliances that allowed the Europeans, whose numbers were still relatively small, to overcome the hostile, but maybe wiser, tribes and nations.

As for the last part, that today “we are too sophisticated for that to happen”, it is the most dangerous misconception (or dare I say lie) that we tell ourselves. The truth is that colonization and imperialism is going on today, albeit still in its early unorganized stages. Being in its early stages does not make it less of a threat to western civilization. It is wise to remember that only 120 colonists started the Plymouth Rock colony. The fact is that today’s colonization is occurring in a place we would not even consider possible: Europe. Like last time, it is from east to west. Unlike last time, it is not Christians from Europe, but Muslims from the Middle East. They may not be arriving on sailing ships and wearing pilgrim clothes, but it is colonization nonetheless.

As in the previous examples, the multiculturalists (modern day versions of Pocahontas and Malinche) started telling everyone that there was nothing to be afraid of; that the newcomers would bring the richness, diversity, and a cosmopolitan flair that the society lacked. Like the leaders of old, the new leaders saw an opportunity to align themselves with the newcomers and to use them to crush their opponents. So they created plans and programs to reduce the requirements that prevented or limited the influx of their new found friends. They embraced the multicultural ideology that destroyed any chance of their national character and identity to survive. Sadly, like so many self-serving leaders of history, they never realized that they were sowing the seeds of not only their demise, but also that of their country.

Today Western Europe is no longer the bastion of liberal democracy it once was. 600 years after the renaissance it is now slipping back into a dark age. This time, driven by uncontrolled immigration and multiculturalism, these once formidable freedom loving nations are turning into pseudo-Islamic states. As Sharia (Islamic Law based on Medieval principles) takes hold, well established freedoms are being eliminated…societies changed and not for the better.  This is recognized by the leaders of Germany, France, and Britain who all have claimed multiculturalism a “complete failure.” 

Remember, it took until the 1880s (about 250 years) before the Native Americans were entirely subdued. Europe has only been experiencing its colonization for about 40 years. It will be amusing to see how well the “Christian” Europeans are faring in 2260.

 The questions before us are:

·         Are we going to follow their example?

·         Are we going to let the Pocahontases and Malinches of today convince us that there is no real threat to our way of life?

·         Or are we going to let history be our guide?

  

 It may be too late for Europe, but it is not too late for America.

Blame the MSM, not the Tea Party

Sometimes we do not notice the subtle changes that occur over time but they are obvious to those who have not been here to experience them. This was the situation for friends of mine who had returned recently for a visit. For the past three years they have been living in Australia and the changing sentiment in America was, as they put it, “shocking and disturbing.” They cannot believe how much the United States has changed. As they noted, ”it is not a physical change that is easily recognizable, but a psychological one that reveals itself in conversation with others.” Yesterday’s attack on Congresswoman Giffords is evidence that we are no longer the country where freedom of thought and speech can be safely exercised. For those of us who have watched this develop over the last couple of years it is just another step on the road to self-destruction. For those who have not noticed it, it is a wake-up call.


The Main Stream Media (MSM) often claims that what is happening to our nation is the fault of the Tea Part-- that the Tea Party and its supporters are to blame for most if not all the “vitriol” that is consuming the political discourse in this country. They describe Tea Partiers as being white, old, Right-wing, religious zealots who are angry that America is no longer the country it use to be. They worried, even prophesized, that the Tea Party’s actions would lead to violence and, if you get your news from the MSM, yesterday’s attacks seems to bear this out.

Congresswoman Giffords is a democrat who supported ObamaCare and was against SB 1070 (the Arizona illegal immigration bill). Similar to many Tea Party supporters Jared Loughner, the shooter, had railed against the federal government, wants a return to the gold standard, and believes that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. For the MSM this clearly means that Loughner was motivated by the Tea Party’s rhetoric and Sara Palin’s failed efforts to have Giffords defeated in the last election.

The leap to this conclusion is not only superficial, it is also unprofessional. While Loughner is white he is, at 22, not old. He is a self-described atheist who was angry that he was given a Bible at a recruiting center and wrote that he “will not trust in god.” This goes directly against the caricature the MSM has been using to describe Tea Partiers. Furthermore he has posted that his favorite books are Mein Kampf, Communist Manifesto, Animal Farm, and Brave New World. I can safely say that these are not top reading material for Tea Partiers and Conservatives. Adolf Hitler and Karl Marx were both statists who saw a big all-powerful government as the solution to societal problems. In the1960’s and 70s George Orwell’s Animal Farm was a “must read” for any serious leftist radical and Aldous Huxley was a Humanist, pacifist, mystic who advocated the use of psychedelic drugs. Finally, Loughner was even described by a former classmate as being “left-wing, quite liberal.” This makes it very difficult to claim that Loughner was influenced by conservative ideology and Tea Party rhetoric.

But claim they do! Against all information to the contrary the MSM is still trying to paint the Tea Party with the blood spilt by Loughner. In my opinion this is done for one of two reasons: incompetence or outright bias. Either way, it is the actions of the MSM, and not the Tea Party, that has helped create the “vitriol” in American politics. People become angry when they are ignored and this is especially true in a democratic society that is use to having a responsive government and a professional unbiased media. By allying itself with politicians who are attempting to marginalize a large segment of the American people the MSM has created an environment which has forced people to find an alternative way to be heard. So it can be argued that the Tea Party is the unintended consequence of the MSM’s deplorable and unprofessional behavior. It can also be argued that the Tea Party, by providing a voice for the American people, has acted as a valve for the negative pressure being created by the MSM and politicians. But this cannot go on indefinitely and I am worried that the longer the MSM and politicians ignore significant segments of the American population the more acts of violence we will see. Of course, they will blame the Tea Party and the cycle of destruction will continue.