Vive la France, I think!

There's been a lot of Latino pride going on in America today. Latinos make up a huge voting block and are the backbone of the amnesty movement. They have their own constituency in our popular culture, including award shows and a huge party at the White House earlier this month.
President Barack Obama apponited the first Latina to the U.S. Supreme Court. They seem to be everywhere. It's true that Latino countries dominate Central and South America, but the official language in most of them is Spanish. This means that they all stem from one European country, Spain. The Latino race even has its own category on applications. But the Latino race is really just a European nationality, not a separate race like black, white, or yellow. It's just being sold as a race. Because of the amnesty issue, the Latino culture has become the politically correct European nationality disguised as a race. Latino pride is everywhere, but God forbid if the other European countries tried to show their own pride like the Spanish have. Let me give you some examples:

Can't have Irish pride. They're a bunch of fighting drunks.
Can't have British pride. They're snobby.
Can't have French pride. They're obnoxious.
Can't have Swedish pride. They're a bunch of dumb blondes.
Can't have Italian pride. They're a bunch of gangsters.
Can't have German pride. They're a bunch of Nazis.
Can't have Polish pride. They're stupid.
Can't have Swiss pride. They're a bunch of neutral wimps.
Can't have Russian pride. They're a bunch of vodka-drinking Commies. (True!)
Can't have Greek pride. Their weddings are too big and fat.

There. I just offended everybody on the planet, including those of my French heritage. But why can't we have French pride like we have Latino pride? America wouldn't exist if it weren't for France. France helped the American colonies defeat the British empire to help us gain our independence from the royal crown. In 1804, France sold the Louisiana Purchase to America, doubling the size of this mighty country. France gave America the Statue of Liberty, her flame greeting millions of immigrants to make this country what it is. Of course, France hasn't shown us a lot of gratitude lately, even though we saved them from oppression three times in the 20th century. I understand that Mexico has had huge problems with corruption and drugs, but Canada has universal health care and is very cold. But you don't see two million Canadians running south of the border illegally every year yelling 'vive la France!' The only Canadians coming to America are those that need emergency medical care that Canada can't do with its universal health care program.

I watched a little bit of the Latin celebration at the White House earlier this month, complete with all of the singers and actors showing off their pride. The entire Obama family was there singing and dancing without a care in the world, as if Mr. Obama has nothing to worry about with our pitiful economy and our troops dying in Afghanistan. It's a shame that such pride should be limited to only a small group of people. Let's show some American pride that celebrates the richness and diversity of all the people. In the meantime, vive la France. Sort of.

G.J. LaRouche, 27 October 2009