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‘Go Back to Europe’? You Mean, Where They Speak Foreign Languages?

Posted on | July 20, 2010 | 45 Comments

The Brown Beret protester yells at white Tea Party protesters through a megaphone: “Go back to Europe! You don’t belong here!”

Via Memeorandum and Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit, where the focus is on the racism of the Chicano militant group colloquially known as “The Klan With a Tan.”

Allow me to suggest that let’s not scream “raaaaacism” at these idiots. Rather, let’s point out the ironic absurdity of someone whose native language is Spanish telling other people to “go back to Europe.”

Think about the moronic Luddite impulse on display here. Not only is this lady’s language imported from Europe, but she’s yelling through a bullhorn — a device employing technology invented by Euro-Americans like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. And she’s yelling outside a baseball stadium (Abner Doubleday?) in Anaheim, a town founded by German settlers in 1857.

Where did the Brown Berets get the inspiration for this kind of rhetoric? It was not from the Klan or the Know-Nothings or other white nativist groups. Rather, the roots of Chicano radicalism — like so many other contemporary radicalisms — can be traced to the 1960s.

This megaphone-wielding moron isn’t imitating the Klan or neo-Nazis, she’s imitating SDS, SNCC, the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground. She isn’t mimicking J.B. Stoner or George Lincoln Rockwell, but rather Mark Rudd, Stokely Carmichael, Huey Newton and Bernardine Dohrn.

Yelling “raaaaacism” at these ethnic hustlers doesn’t achieve the same effect as when liberals scream “raaaaacism” at conservatives. Why? Because the the Brown Berets’ implicit claim to legitimacy is rooted in the radical conception of non-whites as universally victimized.

Conservatives don’t really win any important argument merely by pointing out that militant are racist, because the radical rhetoric of the militants is cloaked in the sacred mantle of victimhood. If their claims of victimhood are valid, then their militancy is justified.

Debunk the victimhood narrative, however, and you have exposed the militants as peddlers of a bogus mythology, charlatans who are not authentic spokesmen for any legitimate grievance.

Therefore, let me point out that, judging by her greater fluency in Spanish than English, this Brown Beret woman is evidently not a native Californian, a fact that would tend to undermine her authority to tell other people living in California to “g0 back to Europe” or anywhere else. (Really, why should she single out Europeans? Does she have no quarrel with the immigrants from Korea, Pakistan and Kenya who have taken up residence on the sacred soil of Atzlan?) And far from seeking the universal oppression of Latinos, not only did these Tea Party protesters — supposedly hateful white racists — fail to inflict violence on her, but on none of them even suggests that she “go back” to wherever she came from.

She is manifestly a non-victim.

Category: California, Foreigners, Immigration, Video

Comments

45 Responses to “‘Go Back to Europe’? You Mean, Where They Speak Foreign Languages?”

  1. Guest
    July 20th, 2010 @ 3:35 pm

    Day after day racist hatred is growing by every Satanic leap and bound yet the Catholic Church in America is silently mute. Astonishing since this is so easy for the Catholic Church to confront.

    Why is the Catholic Church silently mute?

    Is the Church silent because of their sermonized support of illegal slave trade or do they really believe ‘minorities’ are oppressed by white Christians?

    I do not understand the mute silence.

  2. Guest
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:35 am

    Day after day racist hatred is growing by every Satanic leap and bound yet the Catholic Church in America is silently mute. Astonishing since this is so easy for the Catholic Church to confront.

    Why is the Catholic Church silently mute?

    Is the Church silent because of their sermonized support of illegal slave trade or do they really believe ‘minorities’ are oppressed by white Christians?

    I do not understand the mute silence.

  3. MikeF
    July 20th, 2010 @ 3:43 pm

    Spain is still part of Europe, right? So maybe these descendants of Spaniards (racially known as caucasians) could join us. The ones of strictly “Native American” descent can just haul their migratory butts back across the Siberian Straits.

  4. MikeF
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:43 am

    Spain is still part of Europe, right? So maybe these descendants of Spaniards (racially known as caucasians) could join us. The ones of strictly “Native American” descent can just haul their migratory butts back across the Siberian Straits.

  5. Ben (The Tiger)
    July 20th, 2010 @ 4:33 pm

    I do actually sympathize with the Mexican irredentist argument — we did steal California. Texas, that was a Mexican civil war.

    That said, my answer to that is — well, it’s ours now, and we’re going to keep it.

    Follow that a sound of the safety on a gun being taken off.

  6. Ben (The Tiger)
    July 20th, 2010 @ 12:33 pm

    I do actually sympathize with the Mexican irredentist argument — we did steal California. Texas, that was a Mexican civil war.

    That said, my answer to that is — well, it’s ours now, and we’re going to keep it.

    Follow that a sound of the safety on a gun being taken off.

  7. bill hedrick
    July 20th, 2010 @ 4:48 pm

    As a descendant of Spaniards and Aztecs, she can be tarred with both the Inquisition (bet she didn’t expect that!) and human sacrifice.

  8. bill hedrick
    July 20th, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    As a descendant of Spaniards and Aztecs, she can be tarred with both the Inquisition (bet she didn’t expect that!) and human sacrifice.

  9. Rose
    July 20th, 2010 @ 4:53 pm

    I suspect that anyone who actually KNOWS that woman would tell you she is some kind of whack-job. The kind that even her cohorts are embarrassed to be affiliated with. How sad that we have come to this. And thanks for keeping up the fight, getting the word out there is the only hope.

  10. Rose
    July 20th, 2010 @ 12:53 pm

    I suspect that anyone who actually KNOWS that woman would tell you she is some kind of whack-job. The kind that even her cohorts are embarrassed to be affiliated with. How sad that we have come to this. And thanks for keeping up the fight, getting the word out there is the only hope.

  11. wombat-socho
    July 20th, 2010 @ 5:37 pm

    gg: Look how stupid you are. As anyone who had spent more than 15 minutes around Latino immigrants (illegal or otherwise) lately could tell you, the majority of them are evangelicals.

  12. wombat-socho
    July 20th, 2010 @ 1:37 pm

    gg: Look how stupid you are. As anyone who had spent more than 15 minutes around Latino immigrants (illegal or otherwise) lately could tell you, the majority of them are evangelicals.

  13. smitty
    July 20th, 2010 @ 5:49 pm

    When we get back to Europe, we can chill with the Jews that Helen Thomas would send back from Israel, and enjoy some Matzah soup.

  14. smitty
    July 20th, 2010 @ 1:49 pm

    When we get back to Europe, we can chill with the Jews that Helen Thomas would send back from Israel, and enjoy some Matzah soup.

  15. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 6:35 pm

    “So maybe these descendants of Spaniards (racially known as caucasians) could join us. ”

    Non-caucasians need not apply to your club?
    I love that Fox News is starting these race wars.You really do get to see these antiquated racial attitudes come out of Grandma’s little basement…

  16. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 2:35 pm

    “So maybe these descendants of Spaniards (racially known as caucasians) could join us. ”

    Non-caucasians need not apply to your club?
    I love that Fox News is starting these race wars.You really do get to see these antiquated racial attitudes come out of Grandma’s little basement…

  17. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 6:38 pm

    Debunk the victimhood narrative, however, and you have exposed Tea Baggers as peddlers of a bogus mythology, charlatans who are not authentic spokesmen for any legitimate grievance.
    There, much more accurate….

  18. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 2:38 pm

    Debunk the victimhood narrative, however, and you have exposed Tea Baggers as peddlers of a bogus mythology, charlatans who are not authentic spokesmen for any legitimate grievance.
    There, much more accurate….

  19. Romeo13
    July 20th, 2010 @ 6:41 pm

    Well, my forefathers have been here, in what is now the US, since the 1600s.

    She says she is Mexican… but “I’m” the one who is supposed to go home…

    Intersting.

    Oh, and to the poster above, who seems to think Catholics cannot be Racist? You may want to read a bit of history before commenting further.

  20. Romeo13
    July 20th, 2010 @ 2:41 pm

    Well, my forefathers have been here, in what is now the US, since the 1600s.

    She says she is Mexican… but “I’m” the one who is supposed to go home…

    Intersting.

    Oh, and to the poster above, who seems to think Catholics cannot be Racist? You may want to read a bit of history before commenting further.

  21. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 6:43 pm

    “not only did these Tea Party protesters — supposedly hateful white racists – fail to inflict violence on her, but on none of them even suggests that she “go back” to wherever she came from.”
    Ah, Tea Baggers may not have told her to go back where she came from, but they sure do wish to make it a policy to send them back where they came from.
    And that, Stacy , is the all jmportant difference between ignorance( saying something stupid that shows one’s ethnic/racial provincialism) versus the kind of virulent anti-ethnic attitudes that wish to make said attitudes public policy….

  22. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 2:43 pm

    “not only did these Tea Party protesters — supposedly hateful white racists – fail to inflict violence on her, but on none of them even suggests that she “go back” to wherever she came from.”
    Ah, Tea Baggers may not have told her to go back where she came from, but they sure do wish to make it a policy to send them back where they came from.
    And that, Stacy , is the all jmportant difference between ignorance( saying something stupid that shows one’s ethnic/racial provincialism) versus the kind of virulent anti-ethnic attitudes that wish to make said attitudes public policy….

  23. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 6:52 pm

    “The wife of the farmer who was the subject of Sherrod’s story told FoxNews.com on Tuesday that the administration should not have forced out Sherrod, who actually helped the couple save their farm. ”
    Wow.That Shirley Sherrod is suuuch a racist.
    Tea Party Express still harboring their racists….

  24. young4eyes
    July 20th, 2010 @ 2:52 pm

    “The wife of the farmer who was the subject of Sherrod’s story told FoxNews.com on Tuesday that the administration should not have forced out Sherrod, who actually helped the couple save their farm. ”
    Wow.That Shirley Sherrod is suuuch a racist.
    Tea Party Express still harboring their racists….

  25. bill hedrick
    July 20th, 2010 @ 9:48 pm

    “Illegal immigrants and Hispanic minorities happen to be mostly Catholic, moron.” #6 gg

    gg, while name calling is not civil, hypocrisy is worse. I am certain wombat-socho will apologize for calling you stupid after you apologize for calling guest a moron. BTW, note that I took the time to spell his name correctly, you should have too.

  26. bill hedrick
    July 20th, 2010 @ 5:48 pm

    “Illegal immigrants and Hispanic minorities happen to be mostly Catholic, moron.” #6 gg

    gg, while name calling is not civil, hypocrisy is worse. I am certain wombat-socho will apologize for calling you stupid after you apologize for calling guest a moron. BTW, note that I took the time to spell his name correctly, you should have too.

  27. wombat-socho
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:13 am

    Actually, I’m a Falangist, which would make me more of a reactionary. And your quote (about Americanizing Latinos becoming protestant and/or atheist) contradicts your first. Which would you like me to to believe, not that I take your word for anything? I do agree that you’re a jerk, though. At least we can agree on that.

    As for a sense of humor, we’ll show you ours when you show us yours.

  28. wombat-socho
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:13 pm

    Actually, I’m a Falangist, which would make me more of a reactionary. And your quote (about Americanizing Latinos becoming protestant and/or atheist) contradicts your first. Which would you like me to to believe, not that I take your word for anything? I do agree that you’re a jerk, though. At least we can agree on that.

    As for a sense of humor, we’ll show you ours when you show us yours.

  29. billhedrick
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:28 am

    gg, I am deeply sorry if I offended you, but what in my message was so offensive? I try to be as civil as possible. If quoting your message back to you calling someone a moron offended you, perhaps you should endeavor to temper your language to begin with. I think if you will review my comment you will not find me calling you any names, simply identifying inconsistent behavior. i.e., you really have no way to call someone a moron and then be offended when someone calls you stupid.

    Also indulging in name calling and then calling us shameless seems inconsistent at the least.

    Don’t know how old you are, but most folks online are younger than me, so I would council you to grow up.

  30. billhedrick
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:28 pm

    gg, I am deeply sorry if I offended you, but what in my message was so offensive? I try to be as civil as possible. If quoting your message back to you calling someone a moron offended you, perhaps you should endeavor to temper your language to begin with. I think if you will review my comment you will not find me calling you any names, simply identifying inconsistent behavior. i.e., you really have no way to call someone a moron and then be offended when someone calls you stupid.

    Also indulging in name calling and then calling us shameless seems inconsistent at the least.

    Don’t know how old you are, but most folks online are younger than me, so I would council you to grow up.

  31. qq
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:38 am

    “I didn’t misstate facts just to call someone names. Get it?”

    We get it. You misstate facts because you’re an obnoxious, lying, left-wing spammer.

  32. qq
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:38 pm

    “I didn’t misstate facts just to call someone names. Get it?”

    We get it. You misstate facts because you’re an obnoxious, lying, left-wing spammer.

  33. wombat-socho
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:41 am

    Still not buying it, since you (and Wikipedia) apparently can’t tell one group of Spanish-speakers from another. Hispanics/Latinos include all manner of people with different ethnic/national origins, and to assume (as your links seem to do) that all of us are Mexicans and behave like they do is annoying at best and insulting at worst.

    Maybe I am generalizing from the limited experiences of my 50-year-old, moderately well-traveled self and those of my correspondents on the internet, but the FACT remains that there are one hell of a lot of Evangelical Protestants coming here from Central America. It is a FACT that a lot of people who self-identify as Catholic don’t actually go to Mass, receive the sacraments, or do anything outside of Christmas and Easter; this has been proved in poll after poll over decades. So don’t hold your breath waiting for an apology. You’re not getting one.

  34. wombat-socho
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:41 pm

    Still not buying it, since you (and Wikipedia) apparently can’t tell one group of Spanish-speakers from another. Hispanics/Latinos include all manner of people with different ethnic/national origins, and to assume (as your links seem to do) that all of us are Mexicans and behave like they do is annoying at best and insulting at worst.

    Maybe I am generalizing from the limited experiences of my 50-year-old, moderately well-traveled self and those of my correspondents on the internet, but the FACT remains that there are one hell of a lot of Evangelical Protestants coming here from Central America. It is a FACT that a lot of people who self-identify as Catholic don’t actually go to Mass, receive the sacraments, or do anything outside of Christmas and Easter; this has been proved in poll after poll over decades. So don’t hold your breath waiting for an apology. You’re not getting one.

  35. wombat-socho
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:42 am

    Also, last time I looked, the Church doesn’t require me to seek forgiveness for offending sock puppets or trolls. Have a nice day. Or not.

  36. wombat-socho
    July 20th, 2010 @ 11:42 pm

    Also, last time I looked, the Church doesn’t require me to seek forgiveness for offending sock puppets or trolls. Have a nice day. Or not.

  37. billhedrick
    July 21st, 2010 @ 4:15 am

    well, gg I will pray for you.

  38. billhedrick
    July 21st, 2010 @ 12:15 am

    well, gg I will pray for you.

  39. billhedrick
    July 21st, 2010 @ 4:16 am

    BTW, still not sure where I insulted you, all I did was quote you and apply some logic

  40. billhedrick
    July 21st, 2010 @ 12:16 am

    BTW, still not sure where I insulted you, all I did was quote you and apply some logic

  41. qq
    July 21st, 2010 @ 7:34 am

    gg, are you paid to come here and spam every thread with your garbage?

  42. qq
    July 21st, 2010 @ 3:34 am

    gg, are you paid to come here and spam every thread with your garbage?

  43. wombat-socho
    July 21st, 2010 @ 12:10 pm

    Whoever’s paying it is wasting money. gg is certainly influencing people, but not making any friends. Well, maybe y4e, but everyone knows trolls stick together anyway.

  44. wombat-socho
    July 21st, 2010 @ 8:10 am

    Whoever’s paying it is wasting money. gg is certainly influencing people, but not making any friends. Well, maybe y4e, but everyone knows trolls stick together anyway.

  45. DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » ‘Go Back to Europe’? You Mean, Where They Speak Foreign Languages?
    August 17th, 2010 @ 10:19 am

    […] The Other McCain marvels at American culture. Allow me to suggest that let’s not scream “raaaaacism” at these idiots. Rather, let’s point out the ironic absurdity of someone whose native language is Spanish telling other people to “go back to Europe.” […]