There are few genuine leftists. Universalism, egalitarianism, and open borders are leftist ideas that weaken any group that adopts them. When a determine is a “progressive” for America however a nationalist for his personal folks, he’s not a progressive in any respect. He’s merely a nationalist for his personal facet.
Ilham Omar is a outstanding instance. On January 27, she spoke — in Somali — to a gaggle of Somalis in the USA. Her speech would thrill any Somali nationalist. Although there may be some dispute over the interpretation, the primary objects aren’t doubtful. One translation quotes her:
For these searching for an correct and verbatim translation of what Congresswoman @Ilhan mentioned, right here it’s:
[The context is: she was addressing her Somali-American constituents, who were alarmed by Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s announcement of his intention to assist a region/province in… pic.twitter.com/1SOD4GxEnG
— Abdirashid Hashi (@AnalystSomalia) January 29, 2024
Her comments are actually revanchist. “Somalia is one. We are brothers and sisters, and our land will not be balkanized. Our lands were taken from us before, and God willing, we may one day seek them, but what we have now will not be balkanized.” America is a place where “one of your daughters sits in Congress” so she can make sure “no one will take Somalia’s sea.” A more watered-down translation is here:
I don’t agree much with @IlhanMN, but I am vehement defender of truth and condemn any misinformation especially targeting US officials. As a native Somali speaker and former linguist trusted by the US Military and Intelligence community here’s an unbiased translation of her…
— Amal Ali (@onceamal) January 30, 2024
Even in this translation, she refers to herself as a Somali and to the president of Somalia as “the president.”
Florida governor and former presidential candidate Ron DeSantis called for Rep. Omar to be expelled from Congress, denaturalized, and deported.
Expel from Congress, denaturalize and deport! https://t.co/UyjEmSSIoQ
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) January 30, 2024
When Rep. Omar took office, people celebrated that an immigrant had been elected to Congress. Like all naturalized citizens, she took an oath: “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen.” She should be deported for lying.
FYI: Somali people are called Somalis, not “Somalians”. If you are gonna talk about us at least try to get our ethnicity right. Thank you!
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 29, 2024
Unfortunately in our country we can’t sue people for defamation because we are public officials. I am confident that the people I represent will never fall for the lies that are out there to smear me. They know who I represent and why I fight hard for the Minnesotans than have… https://t.co/7TL9ltAtuJ
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 31, 2024
Candace Owens supported her:
Thanks @RealCandaceO for sharing the accurate translation of congresswoman @IlhanMN remarks. For those seeking the truth, check out this clip.
It’s unfortunate that figures like @elonmusk spread inaccuracies leading to Ilhan facing unwarranted hateful comments.
👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/reBSwBoViw— Osman-Barkhad (@Nugaalgodan2) January 31, 2024
Even if we accept the most innocent translation of Rep. Omar’s remarks, she sees herself as Somali, sees her job as protecting Somalia, and wants the United States to take her country’s side in any territorial dispute with Ethiopia. American interests don’t matter.
If the GOP is upset, it could expel Rep. Omar, as it did Republican George Santos, but don’t count on the GOP. Its candidate to replace Rep. Santos is Mazi Pilip, a veteran not of the United States military but of the Israeli Defense Forces. She is an Ethiopian Jew, born in Ethiopia, and might well support Addis Ababa in a dispute — no matter what American interests might be.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sounded very much like Rep. Omar in his determination to defend his ethnic homeland’s interests. In a speech to AIPAC, he said that his surname Schumer, which means “guardian,” was given to him “for a reason.” He said he would “unflinchingly, unstintingly, and with all of my strength, be Shomer Yisrael, a guardian of Israel.”
Hey @MattWalshBlog , do you think we should also denaturalize and deport Senator Schumer?
Can you explain the substantive difference between Representative Ilhan Omar’s remarks and these? https://t.co/ftWimzonoU pic.twitter.com/n1QzXvzwXx
— ib (@Indian_Bronson) January 31, 2024
Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), who served in the Israeli Defense Forces (along with the United States Army), wore his IDF uniform to Congress after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. After he did this, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) put a Palestinian flag outside her office. The House censured her later for allegedly “calling for the destruction of the state of Israel.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said Hispanics should get a racial exemption from immigration laws “because we are standing on native land and Latino people are descendants of native people.” If “from the river to the sea” is code for the destruction of Israel, saying America is “native land” is an implied call for the elimination of America. There was no call to censure her. Of course, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s argument was not a progressive claim but a statement of racial interests. Unlike Rep. Omar and Sen. Schumer, she was not declaring allegiance to a foreign country.
In 2003, immigration activist Manuel de la Cruz, a former illegal immigrant and naturalized American citizen living in California, was elected to the Mexican federal congress. He said he would “give immigrants [to the United States] a voice on this nation [Mexico].” Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) known as for a boycott of his personal stat in 2010 to protest a state regulation to comprise unlawful immigration. Luis Gutierrez represented Chicago in Congress for 16 years till 2019, the place he labored tirelessly for unlawful immigrants and towards border safety. Polls of Hispanics ranked him essentially the most influential Hispanic after Supreme Courtroom Justice Sonia Sotomayor. His motto: “I’ve just one loyalty, and that’s to the immigrant neighborhood.”
Simply this 12 months, Mexican President Lopez Obrador scoffed at Texas governor Abbot for proposing a regulation that might let Texas judges deport unlawful immigrants. He mentioned Mr. Abbot “goes to lose assist as a result of there are lots of Mexicans in Texas, lots of migrants.” He added: “We don’t should do a lot, simply inform our compatriots to not vote for the governor of Texas or for lawmakers of the Republican Celebration.” The Mexican authorities intentionally promotes twin citizenship so Mexicans can vote for Mexican pursuits in American elections. Mexican authorities officers sometimes participate in demonstrations towards immigration legal guidelines.
People are entitled to representatives who look out for our nation. There needs to be no show of overseas flags in congressional places of work. Nobody with twin citizenship ought to serve in Congress. No naturalized citizen ought to have twin citizenship.
In 2019, a member of Congress warned towards “the political affect on this nation that claims it’s OK to push for allegiance to a overseas nation.” The member was criticizing twin US-Israeli residents in Congress. What would she say about that right this moment? That member was Ilhan Omar. No matter she might take into consideration the USA, she is a right-wing nationalist for Somalia.
