Advice for New Americans
George Soros, the Hungarian financier who former Malaysian PM and noted judeophobe Mahathir bin Mohamad blamed for the Asian financial crisis, endowed the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a fellowship for recent immigrants and children of immigrants. I’m not eligible. But I have some advice for people who are. In the first essay, you’re asked to describe “activities you have undertaken that might give evidence of creativity, accomplishment, and commitment to the values expressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.” My suggestion? Before you write the essay, see as many trucker/biker movies as you possibly can. For starters, I recommend these classics:
- Black Dog – Mayhem and freight-hauling. A gold-star trucker gets coerced into running weapons to save his family. Features Patrick Swayze, Meat Loaf, and some of the most incredible 18-wheeler stunts I’ve ever seen.
- Stone Cold – Former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth is an undercover cop/player/unbelievably ripped biker sent to infiltrate a white nationalist biker gang. Fight scenes are simply not to be missed, nor is the courthouse shootout at the end.
I can think of no more effective way to learn the applications of the Constitution than these films, which touch on everything from the second amendment to the Interstate Commerce Clause. They are particularly recommended for immigrants from the E.U., who are less likely to realize the need for constitutional protection of their fundamental rights.
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