Robin Williams Wants World Peace
"I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here's one plan." 7) Offer Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries $10 a barrel for their oil. If they don't like it, we go someplace else They can go somewhere else to sell their production. (About a week of the wells filling up the storage sites would be enough.) 8) If there is a famine or other natural catastrophe in the world, we will not "interfere." They can pray to Allah or whomever, for seeds, rain, cement or whatever they need. Besides most of what we give them is stolen or given to the army. The people who need it most get very little, if anything. 9) Ship the UN Headquarters to an isolated island someplace. We don't need the spies and fair weather friends here. Besides, the building would make a good homeless shelter or lockup for illegal aliens. 10) All Americans must go to charm and beauty school. That way, no one can call us "Ugly Americans" any longer. The Language we speak is ENGLISH...learn it...or LEAVE...Now, isn't that a winner of a plan? "The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses." She's got a baseball bat and she's yelling, 'you want a piece of me?' "
1) "The US will apologize to the world for our "interference" in their affairs, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Tojo, Noriega, Milosevic, Hussein, and the rest of those "good 'ole' boys", we will never "interfere" again.
2) We will withdraw our troops from all over the world, starting with Germany, South Korea, the Middle East, and the Philippines. They don't want us there. We would station troops at our borders. No one allowed sneaking through holes in the fence.
3) All illegal aliens have 90 days to get their affairs together and leave. We'll give them a free trip home. After 90 days the remainder will be gathered up and deported immediately, regardless of whom or where they are. They're illegal!!! France will welcome them.
4) All future visitors will be thoroughly checked and limited to 90 days unless given a special permit!!!! No one from a terrorist nation will be allowed in. If you don't like it there, change it yourself and don't hide here. Asylum would never be available to anyone. We don't need any more cab drivers or 7-11 cashiers.
5) No foreign "students" over age 21. The older ones are the bombers. If they don't attend classes, they get a "D" and it's back home baby
6) The US will make a strong effort to become self-sufficient energy wise. This will include developing nonpolluting sources of energy but will require a temporary drilling of oil in the Alaskan wilderness. The caribou will have to cope for a while.
Sadly Necessary Disclaimer: This is not my plan for peace nor do I necessarily endorse the sentiment communicated herein, therefore it should not be taken as anything but what it is...funny.
NOTE: It has been pointed out that, though this has been attributed to Robin Williams, there is a good chance it was not written by him. If that is the case, someone wrote a pretty good satirical piece and should have taken credit themselves. In any case, this was posted because it was humorous and the satire is poignant...and I am pretty sure that is Robin Williams in the picture though no tests were actually carried out. Also, since I cannot read Arabic, personally, I should probably add yet another disclaimer. Enjoy.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 7/11/2006 10:50:00 PM
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LOL!!!! Considering Robin Williams' political leanings, this is a much appreciated breath of laughter from him!
Robin Williams never said any of this. This is usually found in an email falsely attributed to him.
If you want more information on that claim, go to http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/williams.asp
or http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-williams-plan.htm
Personally, I find the diatribe (regardless of who actually wrote it) extremely right wing, overly nationalistic, and racist at points.
It's an extreme nationalism that groups all foreign visitors and immigrants--good and bad--together, and suggests policies against them all. This is a far cry from the biblical injunction, “You must not exploit a foreign resident or oppress him, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.” (Ex 22:21, HCSB)
C'mon, regardless of who said it, it's still funny. You're taking it a bit more seriously than it was intended. I guess it was for you I wrote my disclaimer.
By the way, the piece is satirical in nature. Thus, no one is suggesting an extreme right-wing agenda, nationalism or racism with any seriousness, but rather using the ridiculous notions to point out the ridiculous nature of those who make claims against the United States as being imperialistic and arrogant.
In other words, the whole point is to demonstrate how unlike any of these things the United States really is. That's the nature of satire.
If you say so, but when I've had it emailed to me (quite a few times), the sender isn't taking it as sarcasm but as "Yeah, Robin Williams says what I've felt all along." To me, sarcasm or extended hyperbole or whatever it's supposed to be, it's not helpful.
And further, Robin Williams name has been added as an endorsement to give a certain amount of "outrageous" credibility to it although he had nothing to do with the statement. It circulated in an earlier form without his name.
And doesn't #5 slam every Asian student at SBTS unfairly? Obviously, they are all over 21.
I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, David. I've just never liked this message which I've seen numerous times. Maybe it's sarcasm, but there seems to be an underlying tone which is less than charitable in my opinion.
Understood. I can only say that if that has been the message communicated by others, it is certainly not the motivator here.
I think anyone who has followed this blog for even a short time knows that's not the nature of what I write or include here.
A couple of things in response: 1.) I know that everything attributed to a person is not always from that person (this was not posted as "hard news," therefore, the accuracy of the writer is only of tertiary importance...it's just humor) 2.) As satire, this is how many people do feel in that a nation´s role in world affairs is appreciated when it benefits them or is in support of their personal ideology but wants them to butt out in all other matters. Sometimes it takes absurdities to point out what should be painfully obvious. This is in relation to those who protest the U.S. but want her resources and protection when it is convenient. This can be in regards to illegal immigrants demanding certain rights though they have unethically entered into a country without permission or it can be another country who wants big brother to come running when they´re threatened but talks tough when they feel safe. So, pardon my moment of patriotism and, no, I´ve not forgotten my real citizenship, but these things should not be.
It has nothing to do with those here legally, regardless of age. To suggest that whoever wrote this was the least bit serious in suggesting that foreign students over 21 be ejected from this country is unwarranted.
I really do understand your sentiment and would agree with it if I felt this was a serious political piece that hoped to change public policy somehow. If taken seriously, I would stand in protest to such policy changes. However, I don´t believe it is and regardless of how one uses it in certain circumstances, I think it is good satire, written for the purpose of pointing out the obviuos absurdities of certain attitudes towards the U.S. and how those attitudes, if taken to their extreme conclusions, would affect the world.
I appreciate your concerns and hope this has, to some measure, served to respond adequately to them.
Just a quick note. The t-shirt actually says "I love love New York". The first word is "I love" but then the heart stands for "love" also.
Well, there ya go. No need now for my second disclaimer. And, really, who doesn´t love love New York? Thanks, Rob.
I've seen this email so often, and it has some good points - except for the English bit of course - we speak American, which often bears only a passing resemblance to English.
It reveals mainly that everyone sees things from their own point of view. Ever heard a mother and her 13 year old daughter recount an argument? And wonder if they were in the same room when it occurred? The "American vs the rest of the world" argument has many of the same features.
What everyone needs is more engagement, more travel, more listening (and some actual hearing) of other points of view.
In addition, I have drafted a simple solution to world peace, based on psychology, sociology and economics.
http://lushforlife.com/more.php?id=255
I guarentee it :)
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