tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post6214730355160039036..comments2024-01-13T08:49:14.041-08:00Comments on Myrhaf: Populism on the RightMyrhafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-66516780498823950082007-06-17T15:41:00.000-07:002007-06-17T15:41:00.000-07:00Whatever the authorities did in, say, 1900, when t...Whatever the authorities did in, say, 1900, when there were no limits to immigration, that is what I would advocate they do now.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-82530880620275044582007-06-15T03:23:00.000-07:002007-06-15T03:23:00.000-07:00I don't know how you can justify keeping an open d...I don't know how you can justify keeping an open door policy for immigrants AND keep out the "criminals, disease carriers, enemies or sabateurs" at the same time. They all come in through the same door.EdMcGonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-37320949928783991882007-06-07T07:39:00.000-07:002007-06-07T07:39:00.000-07:00I don't want criminals, disease carriers, enemies ...I don't want criminals, disease carriers, enemies or sabateurs coming to America, but this bill is not really about them. It's about legalizing the millions who came here to work, probably because Bush thinks it will mean Republican voters (a questionable idea).<BR/><BR/>BTW, Boortz, who is usually right, is wrong on this issue. He harps about how illegal immigrants are criminals who flout our laws. In the USSR it was illegal to read certain books and in Nazi Germany it was illegal to be homosexual. I put illegal aliens in the same category: they are criminals because the law is bad.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-89352487453950917902007-06-07T06:22:00.000-07:002007-06-07T06:22:00.000-07:00Myrhaf,That is why I support making it easier for ...Myrhaf,<BR/>That is why I support making it easier for people to legally migrate to America. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, ALL of the people coming here are NOT just poor people looking for jobs. Maybe only a minority of them are criminals or terrorists, but do you really want to maintain an open door policy for them too?EdMcGonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-6274409355035727282007-06-06T07:59:00.000-07:002007-06-06T07:59:00.000-07:00Unlike laws against murder, theft and so on -- rea...Unlike laws against murder, theft and so on -- real crimes -- laws against coming to America to make money are bad laws. Most people have understood this distinction and for decades the laws have not been enforced with vigor. I think the best policy is to continue to ignore the laws. I also think that ignoring the laws is probably better than this new immigration bill.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-20825464177654759932007-06-06T05:10:00.000-07:002007-06-06T05:10:00.000-07:00Myrhaf, This is one area where you and I disagree,...Myrhaf, <BR/>This is one area where you and I disagree, and not for the reasons you stated. <BR/><BR/>To allow illegal immigration, and then reward it with citizenship, is like allowing a burglar in your house to move in with you. If laws are not enforced, then why bother having them?<BR/><BR/>If you want to argue that we need to allow for more LEGAL immigration, I will happily agree with you.EdMcGonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-46226641201244441142007-06-04T22:56:00.000-07:002007-06-04T22:56:00.000-07:00I think we're on the same page, Madmax. The natio...I think we're on the same page, Madmax. The national security element is completely beside the point. First, the only way to stop terrorism is to go on offense against the states that support terrorism. Second, look at a map. America is a long box with two borders on land and two long coasts. There is no way we can turn this country into a medieval castle that keeps everyone out.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-64411794165279052222007-06-04T22:34:00.000-07:002007-06-04T22:34:00.000-07:00"As the left embraces multiculturalist collectivis..."As the left embraces multiculturalist collectivism, the right is embracing a more nationalistic, mystical collectivism."<BR/><BR/>Great identification. I read alot of right-wing blogs and they are in an uproar over Bush's amnesty bill. I can understand legitimate concerns about national security but their reaction to Mexican immigrants seems way over-the-top to me. I agree with you, its as if they see their country slipping away and they see the symbol of that being Mexican immigrants. They can't see the root cause of the decline. So they want to lock the door to the house, close the blinds, throw themselves in bed and hide under the covers. That's really all I can make of it. Any way you look at it, the nationalism element is not a good sign. And the anti-American Left only emboldens American Nationalism which combined with Christian zeal could easily pave the way to fascism.madmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14375140131881725965noreply@blogger.com