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"May America be an Asylum to the persecuted of the earth!”
Speyside Offline
#1 Posted:
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George Washington said that. It was on his return to New York after the last British ship left the harbor. It was a toast. Comments please.
opelmanta1900 Offline
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You think George Washington even knew what a guatemalan was?
fishinguitarman Offline
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Pelosi
RMAN4443 Offline
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
You think George Washington even knew what a guatemalan was?

or "anchor babies"?Think
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Speyside wrote:
George Washington said that. It was on his return to New York after the last British ship left the harbor. It was a toast. Comments please.



he was just kiddin... Mellow
Brewha Offline
#6 Posted:
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Times, they have changed.

Plainly the US cannot take on all of the worlds poor - there are so very many. And the Rich, well we always welcome them or they just buy their way in.

Guess we just stick with the time honored approach of allowing in people we can explore. No papers please, that might give them rights.
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Spey, at the time, the USA was a young nation in need of productive citizens. There where no government handouts, so if you came here, you had to provide for yourself. This nation is now full, and the handouts are bankrupting us. We can no longer afford to take in those who expect freebies from the taxpayers. Just my opinion.

David
robtheweirdo Offline
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I agree brewha. The world wasn't as populated at that time like it is now. The estimated population was only 1 billion at the time and the US had like four million. I do believe we should take some in but anyone who thinks open boarders is the way to go is crazy. I think that's a huge minority though.
tailgater Offline
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
You think George Washington even knew what a guatemalan was?


Sure.
He ordered a Brazilian of them.

Speyside Offline
#10 Posted:
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He wasn't talking about what you guys are. Focus on persecuted.
delta1 Offline
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he was thinking of Irishmen and other Brits who were being persecuted...they're worse than Guats...


we're full...but we have room for more Norwegians...if we can seduce 'em to come...
Brewha Offline
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“Persecuted” is a bit vague.
Are we taking women in Arab countries?
LGBTQ?
Conservatives whom cannot inflict their opinions on others?
DrafterX Offline
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There weren't any gay-homos back then... Mellow
Brewha Offline
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Not even “women in comfortable shoes”?
delta1 Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
There weren't any gay-homos back then... Mellow


you didn't see "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"????OhMyGod
Brewha Offline
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If I remember right, didn’t ‘ol George wear a wig?

Sounds a bit flitty to me..
DrafterX Offline
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it was the style of the time.... Mellow
RMAN4443 Offline
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Toupees??Anxious
Brewha Offline
#19 Posted:
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No wonder they were persecuted.
frankj1 Offline
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DrafterX wrote:
it was the style of the time.... Mellow

nice!
Brewha Offline
#21 Posted:
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I wonder if George meant Whites, cause they prolly were getting persecuted for their white privilege even back then....
izonfire Offline
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Brewha wrote:
I wonder if George meant Whites, cause they prolly were getting persecuted for their white privilege even back then....

Well, he clearly wasn’t talking about Mexicans
delta1 Offline
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or the Indians...or the slaves...
Abrignac Offline
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Brewha wrote:
If I remember right, didn’t ‘ol George wear a wig?

Sounds a bit flitty to me..


Lead based makeup as well. Hmmm
Brewha Offline
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I think he was into rap music too.


But I never saw Hamilton, so I’m not sure....
Speyside Offline
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Drafter saw his boobs once.
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