I Have A Plan To Destroy
America
Richard D. Lamm
I have a secret plan to destroy America. If you believe, as many do, that
America is too smug, too white bread, too self-satisfied, too rich, lets destroy
America. It is not that hard to do. History shows that nations are more fragile
than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of
time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and they all
fall, and that "an autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit
suicide."
Here is my plan:
I. We must first make America a bilingual-bicultural country. History
shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and
antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an
individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. One
scholar, Seymour Martin 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, 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 its Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans.
II. I would then invent "multiculturalism" and encourage immigrants to
maintain their own culture. I would make it an article of belief that all
cultures are equal: That there are no cultural differences that are important. I
would declare it an Article of Faith that the black and Hispanic dropout rate is
only due to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other
explanation is out-of-bounds.
III. We can make the United States a "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
multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by
tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated
ethnocentrically, and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only
tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.
I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I
would replace the melting pot metaphor with a salad bowl metaphor. It is
important to insure that we have various cultural sub-groups living in America
reinforcing their differences rather than Americans, emphasizing their
similarities.
IV. Having done all this, 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% drop out rate from school.
V. I would then get the big foundations and big 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 their lack of
success was all the fault of the majority - I would start a grievance industry
blaming all minority failure on the majority population.
VI. I would establish dual citizenship and promote divided loyalties.
I would "celebrate diversity." "Diversity" is a wonderfully seductive word. It
stresses differences rather than commonalities. 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
precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together, and
we can take advantage of this myopia. Look at the ancient Greeks.
Dorf's World History tells us: The Greeks believed that they belonged to the
same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshiped
the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic Games in honor of Zeus and
All Greeks venerated the shrine of Apollo at Delphi. A common enemy Persia
threatened their liberty. Yet, all of these bonds together were not strong
enough to overcome two factors . . . (local patriotism and geographical
conditions that nurtured political divisions . . .) If we can put the emphasis
on the "Pluribus," instead of the "Unum," we can Balkanize America as surely as
Kosovo.
VII. Then I would place all these subjects off limits - make it taboo
to talk about. I would find a word similar to "heretic" in the 16th century -
that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like "racist", "xenophobe"
that halts argument and conversation.
Having made America a bilingual-bicultural country, having established
multiculturalism, 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 sympatric and
ignore the cumulative impact.
VIII. Lastly, I would censor Victor Davis Hanson's book Mexifornia —
this book is dangerous — it exposes my plan to destroy America. so please,
please — if you feel that America deserves to be destroyed — please, please —
don't buy this book! This guy is on to my plan.
"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit
the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that
spectrum." — Noam Chomsky, American Linguist and US Media and Foreign Policy
critic.
In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound
silence followed. . 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, ten
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 monster as outlined in these
eight items stopped within the next few years, it will rage like a California
wildfire and destroy everything in its path, especially The American Dream.
