I know it was just a coincidence, but these two headlines came one after the other at Townhall.com last Thursday, and the combination thereof has pissed me off mightily, for two different reasons.
Dem Congresswoman: Musk Can’t Be Trusted Because He’s an Immigrant
…because he’s only been here for 22 years, you see, so naturally his patriotism must be suspect.
Well fuck you all to death, Congresswoman Kapur. Like Elon Musk, I’m a naturalized U.S. citizen (since 1990, i.e. 34 years ago), and I was living here for four years before that. That’s nearly five decades, you fucking socialist sow, and I’ll tell you what: I’ll put my (and Elon’s) patriotism ahead of yours, for one, any day of the week.
You see, Musk and I have a lot in common. We were both born into the same racially-stricken society. He left to get away from it, while I (briefly) struggled against it — by lawful means, of course — but left because I could see no solution to the problem that would not involve pain and bloodshed. We both arrived in this country legally, and both made our respective ways as productive, law-abiding citizens (he a lot more successfully than I, but that’s the way it goes). What we came to was the promise of America, where everyone was equal under the law, and had the freedom to seek the happiness and success that would probably have been denied to us in our country of birth. Our story, or its foundation, is no different from millions of others, and what the country has come to mean is a place which has absolutely replaced any allegiance to another, and instilled in us a lasting gratitude for the opportunities we were able to grasp. Our patriotism is not one that we were born into, but one we chose — and in all fairness, it may run still deeper in us than in many native-born Americans. We were not changed by the “magic dirt” of the United States; we found that magic for ourselves, and I bitterly resent your belittlement of our patriotism.
Then there’s this little slur (behind a paywall,sorry, but the headline says it all):
Violence Policy Center Tries to Paint Citizens Carrying Concealed as Threat
Fuck me, another country heard from.
Listen, assholes: I am a gun owner who carries a gun, and I can say categorically that the only person who could ever be “threatened” by my gun is someone who wants to do me or mine harm. In other words, it would be a reaction to a threat, and not a threat to others.
I came from a country where not everyone was “allowed” to own a gun, because there was absolutely no Second (or First, or any other) Amendment. And guess who was denied that right? Yeah, Black people. That’s how oppression was maintained, and it was one I fled as rapidly as Elon Musk did. And the only way my right to own a gun (or carry; the two are indistinguishable) might ever be a “threat” is to those who would deny me that right. Or to threaten me with violence, in any form, whether felonious or State-inspired.
That’s it. End of sentence, end of statement, end of story. Leave me alone, and all will be well. The alternative is your choice.
These people — both groups (and there is considerable overlap between the two) — make me fucking sick, projecting their fears and their prejudices onto me and others like me. I won’t stand for it, and I will fully exercise my First Amendment right to make statements like the above.
Fuck you, all of you.
Elon Musk was “Born to a prominent family in Pretoria, South Africa, Musk emigrated to Canada in 1989 and acquired its citizenship though his mother.”
” Musk emigrated to Canada…”
We shoulda nationalized him and expelled Trudeau. Into a very small space. With a 200 ton hydraulic ram.
And the choir sang AMEN! Wonderfully written.
Why are the Democrats so pissed about Musk and his success?
Musk should be a poster child for the Democrats. Musk is an immigrant who made it. Achieved the “American Dream”.
Musk should also get the Democrats in a happy place since Musk is one of the if not the wealthiest man on the planet and he is an “African American” if that term is correct? The Democrats use that term a lot so, hey why would they not be happy about Musk?
Dem Congresswoman: Musk Can’t Be Trusted Because He’s an Immigrant, then out of the other side of it’s criminal mouth it said, in support of illegal immigrants, “We’re a nation built by immigrants.”
So childlike, so naive, so desperately in need of a stern ass kickin’.
Studies always show concealed carry permit holders have one of the lowest crime rates of any demographic, lower than police officers.
Of course the lowest crime rate demographic is black Republicans. I like to point this out because it shows how the Dems are very much the party of criminals.
According to Professor John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime”, you are 13 times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than a fellow citizen.
I’m not going to waste a lot of time on this, BUT! Here is a partial list of foreign-born citizens serving in congress.
Michael Bennet, born in India, Dem
Ted Cruz, born in Canada, Rep
Tammy Duckworth, born in Thailand, Dem
Mazie Hirono, born in Japan, Dem
Chris Van Hollen, born in Pakistan, Dem
Bernie Moreno, born in Colombia, Rep
Becca Balint, born in West Germany, Dem
Don Beyer, born in Trieste, Dem
Salud Carbajal, born in Mexico, Dem
Sean Casten, born in Ireland, Dem
Juan Ciscomani, born in Mexico, Rep
Andrew Clyde, born in Canada, Rep
Dan Crenshaw, born in the United Kingdom, Rep
Sharice Davids, born in West Germany, Dem
Diana DeGette, born in Japan, Dem
Adriano Espaillat, born in the Dominican Republic, Dem
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, born in Mexico, Dem
Robert Garcia, born in Peru, Dem
Carlos A. Gimenez, born in Cuba, Rep
Jim Himes, born in Peru, Dem
Pramila Jayapal, born in India, Dem
Young Kim, born in South Korea, Rep
Raja Krishnamoorthi, born in India, Dem
Ted Lieu, born in Taiwan, Dem
Ilhan Omar, born in Somalia, Dem
David Rouser, born in West Germany, Rep
Raul Ruiz, born in Mexico, Dem
Victoria Spartz, born in the Soviet Union, Rep
Marilyn Strickland, born in South Korea, Dem
Shri Thanedar, born in India, Dem
Norma J. Torres, born in Guatemala, Dem
Eugene Vindman, born in the Soviet Union, Dem
It’s a wide variety of countries they’re from and parties they represent. Whose “loyalty” should we question? Which of these people might be a potential “enemy” of the United States? Who will prove themselves dangerous?
You might not like many of them or the policies they support. Hell, there’s a lot of them that I’ve never even heard of. But I think it’s probably a long stretch to think of any of them as enemies of the state.
Enemies of the people? that’s something entirely different. We have a cure for that. It’s called Vote the Varmints Out.
“…the only way my right to own a gun (or carry; the two are indistinguishable) might ever be a “threat” is to those who would deny me that right. Or to threaten me with violence, in any form, whether felonious or State-inspired.
That’s it. End of sentence, end of statement, end of story. Leave me alone, and all will be well. The alternative is your choice.”
Perfectly stated.
It’s a shame there are so many who won’t read that and live it.
Kim, you and Elon are two of those who were ‘born Americans, just not born in America’. Both of you, like many others, came here legally, became citizens, and have done your best for yourselves and your adopted country. I’ve kept my eyes, ears, and mind open to those who have come here and have compared and contrasted their countries of origin with the USA, and told why they came here, and given advice where we might be going wrong, based on their perspective. Sadly other have closed their minds to anything but their selected “narrative”.
Two of the most eloquent writers in defense of American ideals are both immigrants: Sarah Hoyt and you, Kim. Thank God you got here as soon as you did.