The Coca-Cola conundrum: real vs manufactured

 

 

Earlier today I was having a “Facebook conversation” with a liberal friend.

After trying to civilly explain the root of the argument surrounding the Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial and its multicultural message, the liberal friend proceeded to tell me that she wasn’t talking to me and called me “a bigoted asshole” who will never accomplish anything in life because of my political and religious views.

Okay, really? First, she’s 20 years old; second, she’s a socialist. I don't really care what she thinks.

What did bother me, however, is that she made no real effort to persuade me. You see, liberals resort to mockery and name calling because that is all the ammo they have. Their socialist ideology is empty and offers no real solutions to society's problems. In fact, socialism has destroyed societies throughout history.  They know it. I know it. That's a fact, not hyperbole.

(The back story: she was talking to a friend of mine about something trivial. He mistook “America the Beautiful” for the National Anthem and she had to “correct” him by pointing out how stupid he was. Again, instead of addressing the real argument he was making, she had to belittle this mutual friend in an attempt to make him feel stupid and irrelevant. Knowing this friend, her immature tactics didn't work.)

The argument was never about the song. She had to manufacture that argument to stay relevant in the debate as well as to deflect from the point that was actually being made.

It was about immigrants coming to America and, rather than assimilating into the American society, carving out enclaves where they live under the laws and languages of their former countries. My argument was that this breeds perpetual poverty and government dependence because they never really learn how to function in a democratic society.

Her argument was that all Americans should learn these foreign languages and embrace these cultures and not to do so is somehow bigoted. She also touted that she was in the process of learning French, Arabic and Spanish so that she could better communicate with immigrants.

Good for her. Honestly, I think that’s great and it is her choice. But to force Americans to learn another language so they can communicate, function or get a job in their own country? That sounds absurd to me.

Anyway, I pointed out the problems in Europe, particularly in the U.K., regarding “no-go zones” where Muslim immigrants live under Sharia law enforced by Sharia courts. Keep in mind that Sharia law runs counter to our laws in the West. The two cannot coexist, regardless of how bad liberals want them to. For instance, under Sharia, it is permissible for a man to beat his wife if she disobeys him.

The U.K. police will not even enter these zones because they are so dangerous for non-Muslims. In May 2013, a British soldier was beheaded by Muslims on a busy London street close to one of these zones. To read more about this incident, click here:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/10073910/Woolwich-attack-terrorist-proclaimed-an-eye-for-an-eye-after-attack.html

Is this the “multiculturalist” utopia that liberals want in America? Evidently so.

I also mentioned the immigrant issue in Minneapolis, where once great inner-city schools have lost their accreditation because the students lack the mere basics to advance on to the college level. Many of the schools comprise mostly Somalian immigrants, most of whom cannot speak English.

This is unfortunate for the children graduating from these school districts who will not even be able to carry on a simple conversation out of high school.

Another valid point would be the city of Dearborn, Mich., and how that city essentially lives under de facto Sharia law. I will leave it to you, the reader, to do your research on that topic.

My argument against multiculturalism: Rather than promote separate societies within a society, we should be helping these immigrants assimilate so that they are equipped with the necessary skills to pursue their American dreams. Naturally, this requires learning English.

If we promote multiculturalism over assimilation, we will no longer be the country known as “the melting pot.” We’ll be fractured, divided and weak.

It's also worth mentioning that this liberal friend informed me that the next thing on the progressives' utopian bucket list is . . . free college education for all!

Evidently, she hasn't gotten the memo that nothing in life is free and someone (i.e., the taxpayer) always has to pay up. If this is what they are teaching our kids at public universities then, parents, you should be very worried.

Another statement made by this lovely liberal: "Your political views will never help anyone." Really? Just last week it was reported that conservative Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's policies helped produce a $912 million surplus in his state, money that he is refunding to the Wisconsin taxpayers. Now that's progress.

Oh and by the way, I was not offended by the Coca-Cola commercial.

Cheers!