Here is a little history lesson for those who have forgotten, this lesson
is also for those “want to be” politicians who have apparently lost their
minds:
“When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933,
Americans were struggling to survive the greatest economic depression the
country had ever seen. Many Americans feared that needy immigrants would take
precious jobs or place an added strain on an already burdened economy”.
“America's immigration laws placed quotas on the number of
people allowed to enter the United States from other countries. In 1939, the
quota allowed for 27,370 German citizens to immigrate to the United States. In
1938, more than 300,000 Germans-mostly Jewish refugees-had applied for U.S.
visas (entry permits). A little over 20,000 applications were approved. Beyond
the strict national quotas, the United States openly denied visas to any
immigrant "likely to become a public charge." This ruling proved to
be a serious problem for many Jewish refugees. Most had lost everything when
the Nazis took power, and they might need government assistance after they immigrated
to the United States”.
“In September 1935, Nazi Germany passed laws that deprived
German Jews of their citizenship. Without citizenship, Jews were legally
defenseless. Many lost their jobs and property. Hitler also targeted with
violence and persecution countless thousands of gypsies, Catholics,
homosexuals, and even the physically and mentally impaired. With so many
Germans fleeing their homeland, the State Department temporarily eased
immigration quotas. In 1936, the State Department approved visas for about
7,000 German refugees. By 1938, that number had increased to more than 20,000.
But an opinion poll revealed that 82 percent of Americans still opposed
admitting large numbers of Jewish refugees into the United States. Despite
pleas by American human-rights organizations, the U.S. State Department refused
to increase the German quota any further”.
“On the eve of World War II, a bill that would have admitted
Jewish refugee children above the regular quota limits was introduced in
Congress. President Roosevelt took no position on the bill, and it died in
committee in the summer of 1939. Polls at the time indicated that two-thirds of
Americans opposed taking in Jewish refugee children”.
The events that have been happening around the world, including the most
recent act of terrorism in San Bernardino, CA cannot truly be explained with
words because these events were designed to crush souls and make us live in
fear. Fear has this habit of changing into anger and hate very quickly, and
even if that anger is justified, it often has no proper direction. When anger
has no proper direction, the bottom feeders in our world are often the first to
take advantage of this state of mind and fan the flames. They do not do it out
of a true sense of honor or outrage, they do it simply because they can, and it
benefits them.
These bottom feeders have the loudest voices and do not necessarily dwell
in the shadows; rather they mask themselves as angels and saviors. We do
remember that Satan was an angel right?
There is a war going on in the world, and it is both physical and
ideological, and unfortunately Islam is being used as tool during this war. Yes
we are at war with Islamic criminals, that cannot be hidden, but not all
people who practice Islam are criminals, and if you pause in your hate for one
moment, you will see this for yourself.
Brief look at Christianity
Christianity
does not have a stellar history either:
“The
Inquisition was a permanent institution in the Catholic Church charged with the
eradication of heresies. Unlike many other religions (e.g., Buddhism, Judaism),
the Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure with a central bureaucracy. In
the early years of the church, there were several competing sects that called
themselves Christian. But after the Emperor Constantine I (280?-337 CE) made
Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and the local
administrative structures were pulled together into one hierarchy centered in
Rome, doctrinal arguments were settled by Church Councils, beginning with the
Council of Nicea in 325 (which formulated the Nicean Creed). Those whose
beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy of the councils
now became the objects of efforts to bring them into the fold. Resistance often
led to persecution”.
“The
judge, or inquisitor, could bring suit against anyone. The accused had to
testify against himself/herself and not have the right to face and question
his/her accuser. It was acceptable to take testimony from criminals, persons of
bad reputation, excommunicated people, and heretics. The accused did not have
right to counsel, and blood relationship did not exempt one from the duty to
testify against the accused. Sentences could not be appealed Sometimes
inquisitors interrogated entire populations in their jurisdiction. The
inquisitor questioned the accused in the presence of at least two witnesses.
The accused was given a summary of the charges and had to take an oath to tell
the truth. Various means were used to get the cooperation of the accused.
Although there was no tradition of torture in Christian canon law, this method
came into use by the middle of the 13th century. The findings of the
Inquisition were read before a large audience; the penitents abjured on their
knees with one hand on a bible held by the inquisitor. Penalties went from
visits to churches, pilgrimages, and wearing the cross of infamy to
imprisonment (usually for life but the sentences were often commuted) and (if
the accused would not abjure) death. Death was by burning at the stake, and it
was carried out by the secular authorities. In some serious cases when the
accused had died before proceedings could be instituted, his or her remains
could be exhumed and burned. Death or life imprisonment was always accompanied
by the confiscation of all the accused's property”.
More
reading:
My point
is this: blame the people not the religion, because we human beings have this
habit of destroying things and each other when we start wars in the name of
religion. It seems a natural human state of being to want
to blame someone or hate someone, and we are all capable of it, but history
shows it does not actually help anything except the bottom feeders.
By all means we should be vigilant; we should
protect ourselves, our families, and our communities; but there is a fine line
with between protection and persecution. You cannot assume someone is Muslim
because of how they dress as we can see from the hate crimes perpetrated
against the Sikh community in recent times http://bluenationreview.com/14-years-after-911-racists-still-target-sikhs-for-violent-revenge/.
Sikhs are not Muslims, not even close,
but once again this country is built on freedom of religion anyway, so no
religion should be attacked because of the actions of a few. No person should be
set upon by armed thugs because are being told to hate them. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/roehm.htm
I conclude with this fact: people vying for the highest
office in the land have recently called for closing our borders, excluding a
group from society, and also having this
group register! The last time this happened in resulted in the death of
millions!
We are better than this and we need to show the world
we are better than this. By reacting the way the bottom feeders are trying to
direct us, we are playing into the terrorists hands.
I am not preaching kumbaya, it is difficult to find
love in the midst of slaughter, what I am simply saying is learn from our past
mistakes, and find a better solution before it is too late.
Dr
Flavius A B Akerele III
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