I see. So nation building in Iraq was their choice as result of a democratic election by the Iraqi people. We try to export "democracy" so we can gain favorable trading status.
Now this, ART, really IS fear-mongering! Yes, the number of minorities is growing. Large numbers of minorities work in low-paying jobs and do the work middle-class Whites abhor. And yes, the minorities hold on to their culture in many ways. BUT, what draws these minorities, as it has since our nation was founded, is the opportunity for a better life that this country offers. By and large IMHO most immigrants love this country for the opportunity it has given them. Most immigrants I know, and I know many because I live in the only state (Hawaii) where minorities are the majority and the whites are the minority, are more grateful to be Americans than most of my caucasian friends who take their citizenship for granted and forget that unless you're Native American you're descended from immigrants yourself. Just because an immigrant still speaks his/her native tongue and holds on to their native cultures, does not mean they are going to destroy "American culture." The Italians, Poles, Russians, Greeks etc. did the same thing when they arrived on these shores and continue to do so, but I don't hear anyone sending out the alarm bells because of them. Hmmm, could it possibly be because they're WHITE? And good grief, American culture is a hodge-podge of immigrant cultures anyway. I find it ironic that "White" Americans, whose ancestors were immigrants to begin with and came here in search of the American Dream, feel threatened by Hispanic and Asian immigrants looking for the same opportunities.
In the year 2525 If man is still alive If woman can survive They may find In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies Everything you think, do, and say Is in the pill you took today In the year 4545 Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes You won't find a thing chew Nobody's gonna look at you In the year 5555 Your arms are hanging limp at your sides Your legs got not nothing to do Some machine is doing that for you In the year 6565 Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too From the bottom of a long glass tube In the year 7510 If God's a-comin' he ought to make it by then Maybe he'll look around himself and say Guess it's time for the Judgement day In the year 8510 God is gonna shake his mighty head He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been Or tear it down and start again In the year 9595 I'm kinda wondering if man is gonna be alive He's taken everything this old earth can give And he ain't put back nothing Now it's been 10,000 years Man has cried a billion tears For what he never knew Now man's reign is through But through the eternal night The twinkling of starlight So very far away Maybe it's only yesterday In the year 2525 If man is still alive If woman can survive They may find In the year 3535 Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies Everything you think, do or say Is in the pill you took today ...