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Enrique

(27,461 posts)
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:15 PM May 2012

Dennis Prager: white people believe in American values more than non-white people

that is his response to the study about birth rates.

He goes on to say that white people need to teach non-white people American values. And so he is going to translate his worthless nonsense into Spanish.

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Trillo

(9,154 posts)
1. I was just thinking about what being American means.
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:19 PM
May 2012

The basic thought was that at one time it meant that we leave each other alone, i.e., live and let live.

I believe we no longer practice that, so being American must mean something entirely different, now. Not sure what that is.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
2. This man only proves ignorance is bliss. How dare he think he is superior and he only
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:24 PM
May 2012

knows what are "american values". Please tell that to the minorities who join the military, firemen, police, doctors, nurses, teachers etc, etc. Lord how stupid can white people be. Am white and I have seen minorities have the same american values as whites. No different. Funny when the country has something terrible happen like an earthquake in LA and the bridge fell I say many, many minorities going on that bridge to help people not thinking is that person white, black, asian or whatever. When 9-11 happened you saw all kinds of people helping each other. Funny don't you think that is good american values? I sure do. I am proud of all americans. White teabagger males need to get over themselves.

sinkingfeeling

(51,444 posts)
3. What exactly are 'American values'? Does he mean saluting the flag? Praying to
Thu May 17, 2012, 02:12 PM
May 2012

the Southern Baptists' god of destruction? Trying to become a millionaire by using the rent money to play the lottery or go to Vegas? What exactly does he mean?

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
5. Always thought American Values were baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet
Thu May 17, 2012, 02:25 PM
May 2012

Then people started claiming that GAWD and the FLAG were American Values.

So now I am just confused. But I am pretty sure that most brown people don't have American Values as they are commonly understood. And that is probably a good thing.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
8. Republican values
Thu May 17, 2012, 02:31 PM
May 2012

he has all kinds of overblown b.s. about what "Americanism" is, but it all boils down to voting for whoever the GOP puts up, and supporting whatever they are doing in Congress.

 

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
7. Dennis Prager can teach them a thing or two - about cloaking racism with talk of values and morals
Thu May 17, 2012, 02:29 PM
May 2012

rurallib

(62,406 posts)
9. "white people need to teach non-white people American values"
Thu May 17, 2012, 03:44 PM
May 2012

we could abduct them from their homes, let them work as domestics or farmhands (internships) on our plantations while we teach them our values.
Great idea I think.

Tabasco_Dave

(1,259 posts)
10. Hey Dennis, i'm saying this as one Jew to another, your not "white"
Thu May 17, 2012, 04:39 PM
May 2012

Go to Mississippi and tell people your a Jew, let's see how people treat you.

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provis99

(13,062 posts)
13. DUers believe in American values more than Dennis Prager.
Thu May 17, 2012, 07:46 PM
May 2012

Dennis Prager's values are those of the medieval church.

SmileyRose

(4,854 posts)
14. WTF? I can't even figure out how that statement makes sense.
Thu May 17, 2012, 08:05 PM
May 2012

Context? Link? I have no idea who Dennis Prager is but I can't even figure out what in heck he's blabbering about.

marmar

(77,072 posts)
16. The birth rate story is confirmation of everything that Prager and his ilk fear......
Thu May 17, 2012, 09:27 PM
May 2012

in 25 or so years, "minorities" will collectively be the majority in this country. That terrifies people like him. ...... It's one of the major unspoken impetuses of the Tea Party movement.


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