Muslims owning america

Whew, thanks for reminding me! For a minute there, I forgot that every single Muslim is a terrorist out to destroy America.

 

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Abu Dhabi bought 7.5 billion worth of Citigroup today. The whole financial world is connected now. We as a country will have less and less influence as the world of money controls all.

 

Another nice trolling thread, Burritos must be retired. as he comes up with new threads everyday... :lol:

 

I don't really see what the problem is either, Burrito.
It's one thing to allow them to control our ports, that has serious security implications. But to sell them a stake in giant financial companies like this is not a bad thing. It bails Citigroup out for one thing 9and Wall Street in general). Without the investment, they were in dire straights. Also, the Muslim investors are now invested in the well-being of our economy. A terrorist strike will hurt them as well. In an economic collapse, the damage would be MORE spread out to other countries/investors/etc and less focused on us. In fact, sell the whole damn company to them, and then give a nudge to the whole house of cards, so they are left holding the bag!

 

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It's okay...if this keeps up, we won't be such a good investment anymore, and the influx of foreign investment funds will slow to a trickle...I feel like, we can either change on our own terms now, or wait for outside forces --which might not have our best interests at heart-- to force the change sometime in the future.

I'm totally naive about this, but there are such things as "activist shareholders" who gather up large blocks of a company's stock...not enough for outright control, but enough where their suggestions have to be taken seriously. Something like that couldn't happen on an international level, could it?

I know, foreign investors don't want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, but at some point, nationalistic concerns might override the balance sheet.

Would it even be possible for foreign interests to buy enough of an American-based company to actually take it private again? Wouldn't that be something? And wouldn't it raise a few eyebrows here at home?

That is possible, isn't it...at least in theory...?

 

"nationalistic concerns might override the balance sheet."

They never did when the companies were wholly owned within the US.
In fact, the drive for profit seems to have more effect on changing the US Government and legislation than any nationalism/government/public concern have had on changing corporations. But if those corporations were known to be mostly foreign owned, they would not have the same lobbying strength in the halls of congress. But US interests could easily start a new company and using government influence, outcompete said foreign company (if public will was to do so as opposed to the current public desire for low low prices).

 

If they outvote us, they will change the laws. Might want to think about that one.

 

You're forgetting real estate.

Who do you think owns some of the prime real estate in Manhattan?

 

Welcome to my perspective, after surviving 9/11 I am VERY much against the Islamofascists and our "friends" the Saudis

I cant wait for the USA to get weened off their oil so they can rot in their desert

 

And you don't even want to know what they're doing with their hands.

 

Prime Minister John Howard - Australia
Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.' 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom'

'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society . Learn the language!'

'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.'

'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.'

'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom,

'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'.'

'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'

Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American citizens will find the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths.

The above was an email to me that was supposed to be forwarded. I make no claim to it's authenticity. I just posted it here because I believe it appropriate for this topic.

 

The above posted by lefat1 is not authentic. I believe it's paraphrased from an interview with Tony Jones. See the transcript here:

Transcript - Australian values, Muslim clerics, anti-Americanism, Telstra - Interview with Tony Jones, Lateline [24/08/2005]

Oh, and what's with the huge letters? Are you trying to shout?

 

I think its fantastic, who cares if its true or not

Politicians need to grow some and tell insane Islamofasicts who want to force the world to live in the 12th C to go back to their own sandpit

 

Yes, maybe like 21st C Christians, not like Christians in the dark ages and during the genocide of the Americas

If you think you'd enjoy being a victim of Islamofascists there are plenty of places in the world where they will be too happy to accomodate you

 

Agree on the huge letter thing. And just to add a little more to your post above, this story is really old news, dating from 2005. Snopes has a page on this email. And Snopes concludes:

The individual statements attributed to Australian government officials included in the e-mail reproduced at the head of this page are thus essentially accurate, but the selectively-quoted excerpts of controversial material from different news stories create the misleading overall impression that Australia enacted a formal policy to force some Muslim groups out of the country. The statements quoted were part of the public debate over an issue that flared briefly in the immediate aftermath of the London Tube bombings, then quietly subsided