In no way was she "good". She oversaw the ruination of her country and empire. She "served" about as much as Trump or any other draft-dodging American politician. She married her cousin. She covered up the sex trafficking done by her offspring. Her nitwit son is now king.
I guess she was slightly less inbred than her children, but that's not saying much. And in no way am I surprised that a former IRS agent loves royalty. They are anathema to actual Americans and repugnant to decent, moral human beings.
I am glad she is dead and only wish her whole stupid corrupt enterprise died with her. To hell with queens and kings, free men will never be ruled by those who consider themselves above us by virtue of birth.
American citizens who employ the phrase "actual Americans" to define their group of acceptable people who think as they do, raise a warning flag for me, regardless of their left, right, centerist or independant political leanings.
I appreciated what Kruzier wrote this morning:
Third: Queen Elizabeth II was kind of a stand-alone force that made even people like me admire her.
I know that there are countries all over this planet that still have royal families. If you put a gun to my head and said that I had to name any living royal not among Elizabeth’s family, I’d be a goner. I don’t even know all of them. There’s an Archie, I believe, and I will forever aver that it’s things like that which make the British ridiculous.
Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishment was being more than the mere figurehead that she was supposed to be. I will never understand the Brits, but I do know that she mattered to the many I’ve met. It’s a safe bet that none of the King Olafs floating around in the Scandanavian countries are as important to their people.
The number of people whose death has been mourned the world over, is few. That says something about humans and the human condition.
There are people who are actual Americans. And others who are not.
To not recognize that is to not recognize reality.
I do not consider AOC and that whole Squad thing or Swalwell to be actual Americans. Citizenship doesn't count. Mindset counts. They hate America and the ideals that inspired it. In Swalwell's case, his dealings with that Chinese spy shows what a traitor he is. Biden as well. They're not actual Americans.
I have a couple of friends who are Communists. Despite our differences, I still consider them to be actual Americans. We mostly agree on the problems facing our nation, we just disagree on the solutions, particularly the role of the government and the amount of influence it should have in our private lives. Those Commie friends and I can have a serious discussion and not get all bent out of shape. They both love this country and want the best for it. They're just not very good at math or civics (which is funny because one is a public defender and the other is an architect).
Is Schumer an actual American? Pelosi? I certainly despise them and everything they stand for, but are they traitors and un-American? I'm not sure I'd go that far. Their agenda is definitely one that puts America on the road to decline, but do they hate the country and the ideals that inspired it? They're definitely misguided and foolish, but you can be those things and still be an actual American. A misguided, foolish American, but an actual American nonetheless.
I'd go so far as to say that some of the illegal aliens that are here are more actual Americans than citizens that hate our traditions.
Under rule of law, citizenship counts. The whole system hangs on that, regardless of how many try to circumvent or work around that reality as spelled out the Consitution and Bill of Rights. When push comes to shove, those who rely on that mindset are standing on shaky ground, which is how we arrived at the place we are today, where what a American citizen thinks or is presumed to think, or is judged in the court of public opinion to be guilty of thinking or believing, means more than their innumerate rights as a American citizen.
I'm not arguing law or saying that there ought to be any official consequence or privilege for one's mindset. It comes down to who I want to associate and identify with.
The left are the ones who want to do the things you're describing, MamaM, not the right. That's a generalization, and there are exceptions to that generalization, but it's fact. The left are the ones calling for the Thought Police to stifle opposition. The court of public opinion is a good thing...when it swings both ways. We lack that now, because those who aren't actual Americans want to stifle the actual Americans.
The actual Americans encourage those who aren't actual Americans to trumpet their stupidity to the world so that their childish world view and ineffectual solutions are laid out for all to see, consider, and reject. I can live with the actual Americans, including my commie friends. For those who aren't actual Americans, such as AOC et al., I say let them leave, find their utopian Promised Land, and stay there. They hate America; you would think they would be insulted if you called them actual Americans.
In no way was she "good". She oversaw the ruination of her country and empire. She "served" about as much as Trump or any other draft-dodging American politician. She married her cousin. She covered up the sex trafficking done by her offspring.
Oversaw? What exactly was her power to stop it? As in this country, the bad was done by Leftist politicians.
And she did wear the uniform, as did a lot of American women who joined up to free men for combat.
A lot of Americans have married their cousins. Franklin and Eleanor ring a bell? We can nitpick all day.
As for covering up for Andy, his name was one of the first to be linked to the Lolita Express.
PS Trump served as President for 4 years and did a better job than most of his predecessors.
Trooper York said...
We fought a war to get rid of kings and queens and dukes and earls.
And we won. Twice.
We admire the Marquis de Lafayette, a noble. We admire Baron von Steuben, a noble. We admire Casimir Pulaski (founder of the US Cavalry, dare I add), a noble. We count Winston Churchill as one of our own.
Titles haven't mattered since 1775. We admire our friends, regardless of title or lack of same.
PS Although it would probably reduce us to Banana Republic status, you may well be right about the next revolution.
In a reality where words still have defined meanings, an American is actually a citizen or native of the United States, and an actual American is one who "exists in fact; typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed".
It sounds as though the term "actual Americans" as it was used here, may have been an attempt to describe Patriotic Americans, or Constitution Honoring Americans, or Americans Who Hold Certain Truths to be Self-Evident, based on notable differences in outlook and ideals.
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I checked. Althouse is still alive, posting about some dead woman in England. Typical.
Smile when you say that, pilgrim.
Liz was one of the good guys. WWII vet and one Hell of a broad.
In no way was she "good". She oversaw the ruination of her country and empire. She "served" about as much as Trump or any other draft-dodging American politician. She married her cousin. She covered up the sex trafficking done by her offspring. Her nitwit son is now king.
I guess she was slightly less inbred than her children, but that's not saying much. And in no way am I surprised that a former IRS agent loves royalty. They are anathema to actual Americans and repugnant to decent, moral human beings.
I am glad she is dead and only wish her whole stupid corrupt enterprise died with her. To hell with queens and kings, free men will never be ruled by those who consider themselves above us by virtue of birth.
American citizens who employ the phrase "actual Americans" to define their group of acceptable people who think as they do, raise a warning flag for me, regardless of their left, right, centerist or independant political leanings.
I appreciated what Kruzier wrote this morning:
Third: Queen Elizabeth II was kind of a stand-alone force that made even people like me admire her.
I know that there are countries all over this planet that still have royal families. If you put a gun to my head and said that I had to name any living royal not among Elizabeth’s family, I’d be a goner. I don’t even know all of them. There’s an Archie, I believe, and I will forever aver that it’s things like that which make the British ridiculous.
Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishment was being more than the mere figurehead that she was supposed to be. I will never understand the Brits, but I do know that she mattered to the many I’ve met. It’s a safe bet that none of the King Olafs floating around in the Scandanavian countries are as important to their people.
The number of people whose death has been mourned the world over, is few. That says something about humans and the human condition.
We fought a war to get rid of kings and queens and dukes and earls.
Now we have a new royalty of credentialed elites who want to stand in the stead of the nobility.
I think we need to recreate the Revolution.
The French. Not the American.
There are people who are actual Americans. And others who are not.
To not recognize that is to not recognize reality.
There are people who are actual Americans. And others who are not.
To not recognize that is to not recognize reality.
I do not consider AOC and that whole Squad thing or Swalwell to be actual Americans. Citizenship doesn't count. Mindset counts. They hate America and the ideals that inspired it. In Swalwell's case, his dealings with that Chinese spy shows what a traitor he is. Biden as well. They're not actual Americans.
I have a couple of friends who are Communists. Despite our differences, I still consider them to be actual Americans. We mostly agree on the problems facing our nation, we just disagree on the solutions, particularly the role of the government and the amount of influence it should have in our private lives. Those Commie friends and I can have a serious discussion and not get all bent out of shape. They both love this country and want the best for it. They're just not very good at math or civics (which is funny because one is a public defender and the other is an architect).
Is Schumer an actual American? Pelosi? I certainly despise them and everything they stand for, but are they traitors and un-American? I'm not sure I'd go that far. Their agenda is definitely one that puts America on the road to decline, but do they hate the country and the ideals that inspired it? They're definitely misguided and foolish, but you can be those things and still be an actual American. A misguided, foolish American, but an actual American nonetheless.
I'd go so far as to say that some of the illegal aliens that are here are more actual Americans than citizens that hate our traditions.
My two cents, not adjusted for inflation.
Under rule of law, citizenship counts. The whole system hangs on that, regardless of how many try to circumvent or work around that reality as spelled out the Consitution and Bill of Rights. When push comes to shove, those who rely on that mindset are standing on shaky ground, which is how we arrived at the place we are today, where what a American citizen thinks or is presumed to think, or is judged in the court of public opinion to be guilty of thinking or believing, means more than their innumerate rights as a American citizen.
I'm not arguing law or saying that there ought to be any official consequence or privilege for one's mindset. It comes down to who I want to associate and identify with.
The left are the ones who want to do the things you're describing, MamaM, not the right. That's a generalization, and there are exceptions to that generalization, but it's fact. The left are the ones calling for the Thought Police to stifle opposition. The court of public opinion is a good thing...when it swings both ways. We lack that now, because those who aren't actual Americans want to stifle the actual Americans.
The actual Americans encourage those who aren't actual Americans to trumpet their stupidity to the world so that their childish world view and ineffectual solutions are laid out for all to see, consider, and reject. I can live with the actual Americans, including my commie friends. For those who aren't actual Americans, such as AOC et al., I say let them leave, find their utopian Promised Land, and stay there. They hate America; you would think they would be insulted if you called them actual Americans.
The Dude said...
In no way was she "good". She oversaw the ruination of her country and empire. She "served" about as much as Trump or any other draft-dodging American politician. She married her cousin. She covered up the sex trafficking done by her offspring.
Oversaw? What exactly was her power to stop it? As in this country, the bad was done by Leftist politicians.
And she did wear the uniform, as did a lot of American women who joined up to free men for combat.
A lot of Americans have married their cousins. Franklin and Eleanor ring a bell? We can nitpick all day.
As for covering up for Andy, his name was one of the first to be linked to the Lolita Express.
PS Trump served as President for 4 years and did a better job than most of his predecessors.
Trooper York said...
We fought a war to get rid of kings and queens and dukes and earls.
And we won. Twice.
We admire the Marquis de Lafayette, a noble. We admire Baron von Steuben, a noble. We admire Casimir Pulaski (founder of the US Cavalry, dare I add), a noble. We count Winston Churchill as one of our own.
Titles haven't mattered since 1775. We admire our friends, regardless of title or lack of same.
PS Although it would probably reduce us to Banana Republic status, you may well be right about the next revolution.
In a reality where words still have defined meanings, an American is actually a citizen or native of the United States, and an actual American is one who "exists in fact; typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed".
It sounds as though the term "actual Americans" as it was used here, may have been an attempt to describe Patriotic Americans, or Constitution Honoring Americans, or Americans Who Hold Certain Truths to be Self-Evident, based on notable differences in outlook and ideals.
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