Submitted by Heather Clark (Canada), Dec 13, 2005 at 03:59
Short of genuflecting, I'll tip my baseball cap (navy, "National Review" logo in white).
Thank you.
I live in Toronto, Canada, steeped in Muslim territory, Thorncliffe Park. In the eight years I've been situated here, I've seen the demographics change exponentially.
After 17yrs in law enforcement, my political views have changed equally.
Political correctness abounds, we're struggling with our black community as their sons continue to shoot each other for turf in an on-going gang war. Children, innocent by-standers are caught in the cross-fire.
Toronto. It used to be "Toronto the Good". Not so good anymore, only good from far.
Donvan, you're absolutely on the mark. Political correctness, its lovely consort, multiculturalsim, has no place in Europe, nor anywhere else in the world. When in Rome, do as the Romans.
I own two small dogs, Jack Russell Terriers. Loving and friendly to a fault, they have no bias.
We've had a few episodes in the elevator when going for walks. Muslim women, their garb of veil, hijab, burqa, yelp and screech like
I'd set two gigantic, sweating pigs upon them. Dogs are equal to pigs in the Muslim world, disgusting vermin. Their actions have frightened my dogs, causing them to be wary, cower whenever they see these women and their ilk. I'm no better than the dogs and pigs in the Muslim world, I'm a Christian.
I'll close with this:
I was born in Canada. Dogs, cats? They're considered, for the most part, family members. They are loved, spoiled, and again, for those who love 'em best, allowed to sleep with their owners. For those born outside of Canada/USA, are you living in a war torn world, living a life without freedom, democracy? Come to Canada.
Regard this:
You're welcome here. Settle in, enjoy. But don't come here from whence you came with the belief, the idea you can have the best of both worlds. We don't have war, strife, genocide, or whatever the "shit" is you came from. Once you're here? Don't try to change us. This isn't your homeland. You came to the West for a reason. Remember the reason. Leave if you don't like our policy.
We don't want the "baggage" of wherever you came to infiltrate the West. Why? Because it is the land our fore-fathers fought for, went to foreign land to continue the war, to assert we will never be taken over. Respect that? You'll be welcome, anytime.
Thank you Mr. Pipes, Donvan.
Merry Christmas,
Heather Clark & The Jack Russell Terriers
Toronto Canada
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