I made this video a few weeks ago, and referred a conservative advocating big-government border restrictions to it.
Here is his response. I highlighted the obvious problem.
And, you fail to see the intent of Varney. The ‘point,’ that you fail to realize, is that Trump is following the exact, same policy that all the socialist dems advocated years ago. And now, today, just because its Trump, they take a opposition stance. Keep up the good work troll.
Trump is doing what socialist democrats advocated years ago–the opposite of what Reagan did–and conservatives are tripping over themselves to endorse those socialist democrat policies. And I’m the troll?
Yes, liberals are stupid for opposing Trump just because they dislike him. And conservatives are stupid for supporting Trump just because they like him.
Trump is not conservative in hardly any way, but conservatives love him. He says something like, “America is great, here’s some big-government socialism for you.” And conservatives eat up the big-government socialism because all they heard was someone worshiping America like they do. Trump is the second incarnation of Bill Clinton.
The colonists suffered a mere fraction of the tyranny we do. There is an absolute standard for freedom, just like there is for morality, truth, the laws of logic, etc.
Are these cops lying or could they really be this stupid? Soliciting has a specific definition, and preaching or leafleting isn’t solicitation. The municipal code they read doesn’t apply at all either, even though they read it out loud, and keep insisting that it does. They’re liars.
Tell me this doesn’t make your blood boil. This cop is being paid to protect the right to free speech. If the police aren’t capable of doing their job, they should be removed.
If the U.S. government convinces people they’re the only real option, they can more easily abuse us without fear of us leaving. They have a vested interest in believing that no or at least few countries which are safe or viable options–certainly not the warm, beautiful option to the immediate south.
The people making this video make videos solely for money. They aren’t into political commentary. They want to make the point that their experience living in Mexico doesn’t match up with what we see on T.V.
We all love the U.S., but we need to be ready to vote with our feet by moving out of the country. If leaving America is unthinkable, maybe check if you have an unhealthy idolatry of our country as I have been guilty of in the past.
Prosecutors usually throw a case against cops, but in this case the charges were only misdemeanors, and the dude is pretty creepy, so I guess the prosecutor went for it.
This is the testimony of what occurred at the trial from someone who was there.
Not 1 officer stood up for truth and justice but 10 stood around Dodd as the verdict was read like the line guarding the quarterback yet Dodd was found guilty. How many will now come forward and stand up for truth and justice? NOT 1! Not Beicker, not 1 other officer. You ALL proved today where you ALL stand and it is NOT for truth and justice.
There are only two possible explanations for Dodd’s actions. He’s involved in the murder/covering for the person who is or is some kind of pervert getting off on bloody socks.
My theory is that at some point since Ronald Reagan, restricting immigration switched from being a liberal position to the conservative position. How should we test that theory?
There have been countries in the past, and the present, that are a liberal dream come true, and countries that have been a conservative dream come true.
Did the liberal dream countries have open borders or closed borders? The USSR, North Korea, Cuba, and the Eastern European satellite countries, all had closed borders.
The conservative dream countries, the U.S.A. at its founding (not minimizing the shameful history of slavery) had completely open borders until 1882.
So there you have it. Consistent liberalism means closed borders. Consistent conservatism means open borders.
Of course, not every conservative believes all these things, but as a whole, the arguments conservatives make against open borders reveal their false presuppositions–the beliefs behind the arguments.
1. Restricting immigration is like a homeowner locking his front door.
This argument presupposes that the government owns the entire country. That philosophy is known as socialism. A conservative who uses that argument reveals that they’re actually socialists. No wonder this country is such a mess when even the conservatives are socialists.
2. The population is already too great.
This argument presupposes that the free market is incapable of inducing people to solve problems (more socialist presuppositions). Housing will be built. Solutions to municipal water shortages will be found. People will move away from expensive places to cheaper places. If Mexico loses too many people, prices for real estate will go down, and wages will increase, and people will stay there or move back. The governments of countries that are losing people will have to straighten up and actually serve the people, or reduce taxes and regulation (gasp…freedom).
And besides that, have you ever driven across the country? There are certainly big cities, and even long stretches of places that are densely populated like LA to San Diego or Washington D.C. to Boston, but the vast majority of the country is uninhabited. There are places in the southwest that may not have enough water to support a large expansion of the population. But many places, like the Midwest have a lot of water, and are very sparsely populated. Entire states could support a many-fold population increase.
Also, if conservatives want to use this argument, they’re using the same argument as population control and abortion advocates.
3. Our culture would change.
The false presupposition is that our culture shouldn’t change. We’ve murdered 60 million babies, and millions of innocent people through the warfare state. Our taxes are outrageous. The vast majority of people send their kids to the government for their education. There are a lot of good things about America, but an unbiblical border policy isn’t one of them. How is God going to bless a country that is so fearful and hateful towards outsiders, when we were all once outsiders?
Most hispanics who come here are Catholic, and I think Catholics have a false gospel, but they have a generally Christian worldview. They value children, family, thrift and hard work. They are more American than Americans. They have some shortcomings, but I have found them to be great people.
Muslims who come here from the middle east are leaving the Muslim world–not because it’s so great, but because they prefer something else. Most Muslims are nominal Muslims, and I think if a concerted effort were made, Islam would be defeated by the superior Christian worldview through evangelism. I think most Muslims who come here would have no problem complying with Old Testament restrictions on idolatry.
A page from a book written by a missionary to the Middle East in the early 1900s who says that Islam is on the brink of defeat. Muslim countries are so backwards they force their citizens to get passports and require permits for so many things. The way to defeat Islam is not to become more like Islam.
4. Government can make whatever laws it wants.
This argument just reveals idolatry. Government cannot make whatever laws it wants. God is our lawgiver (Isaiah 33:22). The government’s only job is to punish evildoers (Romans 13:4). Crossing a border isn’t a sin, and therefore, no government permission is required to do something that isn’t a sin.
This bears out historically. America’s borders were completely open until the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (Which was obviously stupid. Chinese-Americans are usually high-achieving and contribute to society. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a homeless Chinese person).
There is no power in the Constitution for Congress to regulate immigration. And before you quote anything about naturalization, look up what that word means, it’s not the same as immigration.
5. They’ll take our jobs.
Only a true socialist–like the government-educated American conservative–could make such a communist argument. The first obvious error is that when people move into an area is that more services are demanded, which means more jobs. The second obvious error is that jobs aren’t owned by the commune (communism) but by the employer. Way to show a complete disrespect to free market economics!
6. Liberals are for open borders.
As you’ve already seen, the “conservative” arguments for restricting immigration are socialist, unamerican and anti-Christian, in other words, liberal. This also bears out in recent American history.
So my FB friend who is a cop posted a story about how a guy fell for a trick from the cops to bring his illegal drugs to them to have them tested. The cops then stole his drugs and took him to jail, i.e. they kidnapped the guy, which is a death penalty crime for the cops. Ha Ha Ha, death penalty crimes are so funny. Here’s the conversation.
This guy posts on theological topics several times per day. He’s more than happy to discuss theology; he just doesn’t have any idea how to answer my questions, yet he kidnaps people for a living. I could see how that would cause some coping problems and some inconsistencies in thinking. He’s only a few years from retiring from his government job in his 40s, so that kind of incentive makes it hard to turn your back on the antichrist system.
The issue is that doing drugs is a sin, but not a crime. Lex Talionis is the principle of eye for an eye, tooth for tooth–the teaching that the punishment fits the crime. There is no victim for doing drugs, so no one to sue for justice. He rejects that biblical principle for the lawlessness of man’s law.
Does he heave the ability to tell whether a law is just or unjust? He rejects the biblical system that would allow Scripture to speak on such an important topic, and he can’t turn from that inadequate system because he loves money and comfort.
I realize he’s in a difficult situation. The solution isn’t to expect guys like him to repent, but to help prevent young guys from choosing an unjust career. Stop the America worship and get pastors to teach the whole counsel of God.
You can fast forward to the 3:18 mark. The action is only about 1:30 long. Of course, cops are supposed to uphold our rights as our employees, but they are used to getting their way by bluster, intimidation and utter falsehoods. Thankfully, this lady didn’t just wilt.
*I keep wanting to name these posts “Another Lying Cop”, but then I’ll have so many posts with the same name. I doubt I’ve actually documented 1000 cops on this blog that have lied, but since it’s perfectly legal for cops to lie to the public, there is no doubt well over 1000 lying cops. Just as when you open a checking account, you can choose the number of your first check, I’ll just start naming these at 1001.
Working for the Secession of Fremont County from the Union
