[I Was Naked]
When I Wrote ThisWe Are The Borg- You Have Been Assimilated
2007-05-15
I've done some thinking about my last post that was credited to Mr. Lamm and while he did present some good points on paper, it reminded me that even Communism looked good on paper.
The problem with this kind of thinking is, it doesn't end. As any good Trekker knows, the Borg or Cyborgs assimilated every culture into theirs, completely wiping out the existance of their supposed enemies. Resistance was futile. They had a good idea,(on paper or whatever it is that Borgs write with) they claimed to only seek to "improve the quality of life for all species" by integrating organic and synthetic components in their quest for perfection. They even went so far to assimilate good ole Jean Luc Picard and turned him into Locutus at one season cliff hanger. Finally in the next season, our clever crew managed to destroy the Borg before they headed to earth and assimilated mankind. That's our job thank you, we don't need any help from aliens.
But history does stand, and while Rome fell it wasn't because of diversity. I've pretty much done my homework before in previous blogs that showed how civilizations did live in harmony, until sorry to say, the Catholics started the domino effect of violence.
I'm not going to reiterate here, what I have written before, but Mr. Lamm wants to live in absolutes. The problem again with that is that absolutes don't change. Math is an absolute. 1+1=2 will remain the same no matter where you are in history or time. The ancient Greeks loved absolutes, math, geometry, and it is symbolized in buildings and the advent of geometry. But mankind is meant to change. Evolve. But if you want to go back in time, even the Lord saw fit to make us different, or have we all forgotten Babel? It all goes back to Genesis 11:9:
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of the earth.
But if you back up a verse or two and read the Table of Nations (as it is also described in the Torah) we see that Noah's three sons being blameless in generations (none of those pesky Nephilim) that scholars believe maybe another reason why God flooded the earth, well that and man's wickedness, but back to the Tower at Babel, which is after the "great flood."
The peoples of the earth decide to build "a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens" in the land of Shinar, "lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth." God fears the ambition of mankind: "This is only the beginning of what they will do; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." And so mankind was scattered over the face of the earth, and the city "was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth.
So fast forward to our time on this earth, and my humble opinion, who fortunately still gets a vote on Primary day because I'm not a convicted felon, so my voice gets heard.
True, there may be an immigration problem, but again I've addressed this in another blog as well. Maybe I just think about us as a whole, as Mankind, and growing up watching Star Trek did affect me. Do I drive a Japanese car? Absolutely. Are some of the computer components on this laptop Made in Mexico. Yup.
You can't blame the people for the dream. However, I can hear all of you saying, This is America - Speak English. But, it wasn't like we didn't come in, and please read my other blog about how we Americans did to the Indians, before everyone claims that this is what this country was founded on. No, we didn't assimilate to the Indians culture because the last time I looked, I wasn't living in a teepee, wigwam, or longhouse.
You can't subscribe to Mr. Lamm's beliefs that diversity will destroy this country. What are we so afraid of? If you want to be mad at something, be mad at the idealogy of Democrats who want to give a hand out to everyone, or Republicans who hold their own. It's impossible to to point the finger of blame just at "bleeding heart liberals" because their intentions are good. But for you Bible people out there; The Lord helps those who help themselves. We need government reform, not more tax and spend, not more government handouts. We aren't going to win, if we repress different cultures in our country. Really, beside McDonalds, most people enjoy takeout from the Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese etc.
Again, if we take this absolute stand that all illegal immigrants are a detriment to this land, and fail in schools, and don't go on to be tax paying citizens, then that is our fault. Change the rules so it isn't so difficult to come to this country. Find out if you yourself could pass the US Citizenship Test http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13442226/.
Maybe you have the European Dream. Go cross the ocean and take your kids, because life is better there. Going to worry about being understood? Nope, because most people overseas are bi-lingual. We have the same opportunities as they do, but we don't follow through on our own education when it comes to speaking a second language. We offer English as a Second Language courses that are full of foreigners, but quite frankly, I know a few Americans who could stand a brush up themselves.
We can't live in fear, we do that enough with the current state of affairs. Politicians play on our fears, to get elected..and not change a damn thing, except the tax base.
We need to learn from our history, and as we repeat it, we have to change the outcome, and band together, use the strength of our diverse nations to solve our problems. So sorry, Mr. Lamm, I'm rising above your fear and prejudice and brushing up on my Spanish.
Obrigado.
Bishop\'s Fantasy? (2007-05-15)
Live long and prosper! I'm all for a common language simply to facilitate communication - and I don't particularly care which one they pick. Most "foreign" languages make more sense gramatically than English. Just to be ornery, I think all adults should be forced to learn a second (or third) language just so they can appreciate how difficult a task it is!
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