By Colorado Governor Dick
Lamm, 2005
He said, "If you
believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's
destroy America. It is not that hard to do.
No nation in history has
survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed
that all great civilizations rise and fall and that
'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.' ''
Here is how they do it,'
Lamm said:
'*First*, to destroy
America, _turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country.
History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism
of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an
individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual.
The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: 'The histories of
bilingual and bicultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of
turmoil, tension, and tragedy.' Canada , Belgium , Malaysia , and Lebanon all
face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have
divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France
faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, Corsicans and Muslims.'
Lamm went on: '*Second*, to destroy America, invent
'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it
an article of belief that all cultures are equal; that there are no cultural
differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout
rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every
other explanation is out of bounds.
'*Third*, we could make
the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec ' without much effort. _The key is to
celebrate diversity rather than unity._As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic
Monthly recently: 'The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and
multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by
hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricy and what it
meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold
us together.' Lamm said, 'I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own
language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It
is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in
America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing
their similarities.'
'*Fourth*, I would make our fastest growing demographic
group the *least* educated._I would add a second underclass, unassimilated,
undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50%
dropout rate from high school.'
'My *fifth* point for
destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these
efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish
the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack
of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry
blaming all minority failure on the majority.'
'My *sixth* plan for
America 's downfall would include dual citizenship and promote divided
loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse
people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other; that
is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable
society is against most historical precept.
People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the
ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language,
literature, and they worshiped the same gods. All Greece took part in the
Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia , threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors:
local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions.
Greece fell. 'E. Pluribus Unum' -- From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the
emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will 'Balkanize' America
as surely as Kosovo.'
'*Seventh*, next to
last, I would place all subjects off limits. Make it taboo to talk
about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to
'heretic' in the 16th century, that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking.
Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made
America a bilingual/bicultural country; having established
multi-cultum; having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,'
I would next make it
impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for
America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant
symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them.'
In the last minute of
his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed. Finally he
said,'*Lastly*, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis' book 'Mexifornia.' His book
is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America
deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book.'
There was no
applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like
an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that
room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly,
darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being
suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational
system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are
growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are
vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America.
Take note of California
and other states. To date, twelve million illegal aliens and growing fast. It
is reminiscent of George Orwell's book '1984.'
In that story,*three slogans*are engraved in the Ministry of Truth
building: 'War is peace,' 'Freedom
is slavery,' and 'Ignorance is strength..'
Governor Lamm walked
back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and
the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this
immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California
wildfire and destroy everything in its path; especially *The American Dream.*
Please note that
Governor Lamm did not even mention "Political
Correctness". He didn't have to - because EVERYTHING he did tal about,
DEFINES Political Correctness.*It stops discussion, which stops understanding.*
It allows, actually encourages, every singular idea, especially if it is one
that creates dissension, to rise to the top.*A problem cannot be solved until
AFTER it is defined.* Political Correctness is the WORST Thing that can occur
within a Society - because it prevents people from discussing their
differences, and therefore finding a way to resolve them.
Dick Lamm was Governor
of Colorado from 1975 to 1987
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Dick Anderson
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