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Border wall

2017-10-03T03:33:08Z

TheseColorsDontRun: trying to dispel the FAKE NEWS rumors that our taxes will pay for the wall.

[[File:United States Southern border fence, Arizona.jpg|thumb|300px|Border fence along the U.S.–Mexico border, specifically at the border of [[Arizona]]]]
A '''border wall or fence''' is a barrier constructed along an international [[border]] to prevent [[illegal immigration]] and protect a nation's security. [[Conservative]]s and [[Nationalism|nationalists]] generally support border walls, along with increased general border security, while [[liberal]]s and [[Globalism|globalists]] generally oppose border walls and replace it with [[open borders]].

==Growing number of border walls around the world==
The number of border walls has been increasing around the world, and the number being built is accelerating.<ref name="Economist"/><ref name="FinancialTimes"/><ref name="WashingtonPost"/> By 2017, over 60 (and according to some sources, nearly or over 70) border walls existed around the world.<ref name="Economist">[https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/01/daily-chart-5 More neighbours make more fences]. ''The Economist''. January 7, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref name="FinancialTimes">Greaves, Simon; Faunce, Liz (March 26, 2017). [https://www.ft.com/content/9d4d10cc-0e28-11e7-b030-768954394623 Rise of the border wall shows there is more that divides us]. ''Financial Times''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref name="WashingtonPost">Samuel Granados, Samuel; Murphy, Zoeann; Schaul, Kevin; Faiola, Anthony (October 12, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/border-barriers/global-illegal-immigration-prevention/ Raising Barriers: A New Age of Walls · Episode 1]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Tomlinson, Simon (August 21, 2015). [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205724/How-65-countries-erected-security-walls-borders.html World of walls: How 65 countries have erected fences on their borders – four times as many as when the Berlin Wall was toppled – as governments try to hold back the tide of migrants]. ''Daily Mail''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Gainor, Cathy (August 26, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/map-border-walls-rise-around-the-world/article/2632607 Map: Border walls rise around the world]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Simmons, Ann M. (January 31, 2017). [http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-border-barriers-snap-20170131-story.html Border walls aren't unheard of, but today they increasingly divide friends, not enemies]. ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> None of the barriers currently in operation existed before 1945, and their number slowly grew until the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], after which the rate of wall building greatly accelerated.<ref name="FinancialTimes"/><ref name="WashingtonPost"/><ref>Friedman, Uri (May 19, 2016). [https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/05/donald-trump-wall-mexico/483156/ A World of Walls]. ''The Atlantic''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

==Great Wall of China==
[[File:Great Wall of China (2).jpg|thumb|225px|The Great Wall of China]]
{{See also|Great Wall of China}}
The Great Wall of China is 5,500 miles (8,850 km) long.<ref name="Britannica">[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Wall-of-China Great Wall of China]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> The first parts of the wall were constructed in the 600s B.C., but Emperor [[Qin Shi Huang]] is remembered for his role in building and expanding the wall.<ref name="Britannica"/> The wall was repaired and expanded through the [[Ming Dynasty]] in the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period.<ref name="Britannica"/> The purpose of the wall was to protect China from the [[Mongolia]]ns in the north.<ref name="Britannica"/>

==Roman limes==
A ''limes'', pronounced ''lee-mez'', from which we get modern [[English language|English]] ''limits'', were barrier walls delineating the limits of the [[Roman Empire]]. On the outside of the ''limes'' were the [[barbarian]] hordes who wanted access to the more affluent civilization to either plunder its wealth or learn their technology, but refused to submit to Roman law or adopt Romanized customs.

===Hadrian's Wall===
[[File:Hadrian's Wall.jpg|thumb|225px|The remains of Hadrian's Wall]]
{{See also|Hadrian's Wall}}
Hadrian's Wall is in the north of [[England]], running 73 miles (118 km) from coast-to-coast.<ref name="Hadrian'sWall">Breeze, David J. [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hadrians-Wall Hadrian’s Wall]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> The wall was constructed after the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Hadrian]] visited Britannica in 122 A.D., and construction lasted six years.<ref name="Hadrian'sWall"/> Historians debate the exact purpose of the wall,<ref name="MarkJJ">Mark, Joshua J. (November 15, 2012). [http://www.ancient.eu/Hadrians_Wall/ Hadrian's Wall]. ''Ancient History Encyclopedia''. Retrieved September 8, 2017.</ref> but it was probably intended to separate the Romans from the barbarians<ref name="MarkJJ"/> and to defend Britain's northern border from the latter.<ref name="Hadrian'sWall"/> Historians debate the effectiveness of the wall,<ref name="MarkJJ"/> but it often viewed as being a tactical success and the most effective Roman barrier in Britain.<ref>Wacher, John (June 17, 2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=TFjXAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA63&lpg=PA63&dq=Hadrian%27s+wall+effectiveness&source=bl&ots=zkk0DAlUhn&sig=0kw38GtNLYRMEIr5VUfuJjMZ_Ks&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjpbiL25XWAhXD6IMKHU9VB7o4ChDoAQg7MAY#v=onepage&q=Hadrian's%20wall%20effectiveness&f=false ''The Coming of Rome'']. Routledge Revivals. Pg. 63. ISBN: 9781317754039.</ref>

==Israeli walls==
[[File:Israeli West Bank Barrier.jpg|thumb|225px|Israel's West Bank barrier]]
[[Israel]] has built several effective border barriers along its borders.<ref>Kassam, Raheem (September 7, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/07/walls-work-britain-latest-country-building-bolster-borders/ Walls Around The World That Work: Britain Is The Latest Country Bolstering Its Borders]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

In January 2013, Israel completed most of its fence along its border with [[Egypt]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-egypt-fence-idUSBRE9010EI20130102 Israel completes bulk of Egypt border fence]. ''Reuters''. January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> The Israeli government reported later that year that illegal immigration into Israel had dropped by over 99.9%.<ref>Schwartz, Sharona (November 11, 2013). [http://www.theblaze.com/news/2013/11/11/does-a-border-fence-work-check-out-the-dramatic-change-after-israel-put-one-up/ Does a Border Fence Work? Check Out the Dramatic Change After Israel Put One Up]. ''The Blaze''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 4, 2013). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2013/06/04/israel-builds-new-border-fence-illegal-crossings-drop-99-9/ Israel Builds Sinai Border Fence; Illegal Crossings Drop 99.9%]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> The Israeli government reported in September 2017 that zero people had entered the country illegally from Egypt in the past 12 months.<ref>Danan, Deborah (September 20, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/09/20/israels-southern-border-fence-100-effective-in-preventing-infiltration/ Israel’s Southern Border Fence 100 Percent Effective in Preventing Illegals from Infiltrating]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 20, 2017.</ref>

In addition, Israel's fence along the [[West Bank]] has also been effective, greatly lowering suicide and other terrorist attacks.<ref>Mitchell Bard. [https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/background-and-overview-of-israel-s-security-fence West Bank Security Fence: Background & Overview]. ''Jewish Virtual Library''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref><ref>Klukowski, Ken (October 20, 2015). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/10/20/israels-security-fence-saves-lives-builder-tells-america/ Israel’s Security Fence Saves Lives, Builder Tells America]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] has strongly supported his nation's border barriers.<ref>Klein, Aaron (February 9, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2016/02/09/netanyahu-goes-full-trump-surround-israel-with-barrier-to-to-defend-ourselves-against-wild-beasts/ Netanyahu Goes Full Trump: Surround Israel With Barrier ‘To Defend Ourselves Against Wild Beasts’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref>

==Hungary==
[[File:Hungarian-Serbian border barrier.jpg|thumb|225px|Hungary's border fence with Serbia]]
[[Hungary]] was [[European migrant crisis|overrun in 2015 by refugees]] passing through the country. In response, conservative Prime Minister [[Viktor Orbán]] built a border barrier along the border with [[Serbia]]<ref>Multiple references:
*Kent, Simon (September 15, 2015). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/07/end-of-the-line-hungary-seals-borders-as-migrant-flow-surges-on/ End Of The Line: Hungary Seals Borders As Migrant Flow Surges On]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/15/hungary-launches-border-crackdown-says-migrants-risk-expulsion/ Hungary Seals Border, Detains Thousands, Threatens To Imprison Illegals]. ''Breitbart News'' (from ''AFP''). September 15, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/09/19/successful-hungarian-border-fence-boosts-support-right-wing-government/ Successful Hungarian Border Fence Boosts Support Of Right Wing Government]. ''Breitbart'' (from ''Reuters''). September 19, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.</ref> and [[Croatia]].<ref>[https://www.voanews.com/a/reu-migrant-shot-dead-trying-to-enter-bulgaria-says-ministry/3009905.html Hungary Closes Border With Croatia]. ''Voice of America''. October 16, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.</ref> The fence was so effective that illegal immigration levels dropped to levels seen before the crisis began,<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (October 29, 2015). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/10/29/hold-hungarian-border-fence-so-effective-illegal-immigrants-are-now-at-pre-migrant-crisis-levels/ Hungarian Border Fence So Effective Illegal Immigrants Are Now At Pre Migrant-Crisis Levels]. ''Breitbart''. Retrieved January 29, 2017.</ref> and by September 2017, illegal immigration levels had dropped by 99% since 2015.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (September 15, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/16/hungary-builds-a-wall-cuts-illegal-immigration-by-over-99-per-cent/ Hungary Builds a Wall, Cuts Illegal Immigration by Over 99 Per Cent]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 16, 2017.</ref> In April 2017, the Hungarian government completed construction of a second border fence, one with high-tech features, on the Serbian border.<ref>Multiple references:
*[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/28/hungary-completes-second-anti-migrant-fence/ Hungary Completes Second Anti-Migrant Fence]. ''Breitbart News''. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
*[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/28/hungary-completes-2nd-border-fence-meant-to-stop-migrants.html Hungary completes 2nd border fence meant to stop migrants]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''Associated Press''). April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
*[http://p.dw.com/p/2c64B Hungary completes second fence to keep out migrants]. ''Deutsche Welle''. April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.</ref> Unlike most other European countries, Hungary's leadership has taken a more conservative right-wing, common sense approach to the immigration crisis.<ref>Shaw, Adam (March 1, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/03/01/europes-pro-trump-outpost-populist-hungary-buoyed-by-us-shift-on-refugees-russia.html Europe's pro-Trump outpost: Populist Hungary buoyed by US shift on refugees, Russia]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 1, 2017.</ref>

As Orbán himself noted, Hungary's policies likely saved all of Europe from an even greater and more catastrophic migrant crisis.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (April 4, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/04/orban-culture-hypocrisy-europe-gratitude-hungary-halting-migrant-influx/ Orban: ‘Hypocrisy’ Prevents Europe from Admitting Gratitude to Hungary for Halting Migrant Influx]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 4, 2017.</ref> Liberals and [[globalist]]s, on the other hand, attacked Hungary for its actions.<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (September 13, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/13/hungary-takes-ny-times-to-school-on-europes-migrant-crisis/ Hungary Takes NY Times to School on Europe’s Migrant Crisis]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>

==United States==
As of 2017, about a third of the [[United States]] border with [[Mexico]] has a border barrier constructed along it.<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> About 80%<ref name="FinancialTimes"/> of that border wall was constructed due to the [[Secure Fence Act of 2006]] (Pub.L. 109–367).<ref>[https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-109publ367/html/PLAW-109publ367.htm 109th Congress Public Law 367]. ''GPO''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> [[Illegal immigration]] levels decreased in the areas where the wall was built.<ref>Binder, John (August 24, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/24/dhs-arizona-proves-border-walls-work/ DHS: Arizona Proves ‘Border Walls Work’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 26, 2017.</ref> In Yuma, [[Arizona]], for example, illegal immigration levels fell by 82% between 2007, when the fence was first built, and 2017.<ref>[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/08/22/trump-stops-in-arizona-border-town-where-illegal-immigration-plunged-82.html Trump stops in Arizona border town where illegal immigration plunged 82%]. ''Fox Business''. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.</ref>

[[Donald Trump]], who was elected U.S. President in 2016, promised to complete and build a wall along the United States–Mexico border in order to halt the flow of illegal immigration and slow the illegal import of drugs, firearms, and other materials. In 2016, the [[Republican Party Platform]] began calling for construction of the Border Wall. Although light on specifics about what the border wall will look like, President Trump has promised the border wall will be see-through [https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/13/trump-explains-why-he-wants-to-be-able-to-see-through-his-border-wall.html], that it will be solar-powered[http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/341934-trump-not-joking-about-solar-wall], and paid for by [[Mexico]]. President Trump has promised the rumors about Americans paying for the wall through taxes or tariffs are [[fake news]] [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/27/donald-trump-camp-david-nafta-mexico-wall-canada].

==See also==
*[[European migrant crisis]]
*[[Open borders]]

==References==
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National Football League

2017-10-03T03:10:39Z

TheseColorsDontRun: Added the new Boycott NFL movement.

[[Image:2006 Pro Bowl.jpg|thumb|350px|NFL quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] attempts a pass at the 2007 [[Pro Bowl]].]]
{{See also|Unplug the NFL}}
The '''National Football League''' (NFL) is a [[politically correct]] sports league that is subsidized by taxpayers to the tune of $1 billion per year, and is so heavily influenced by the [[liberal media]] that [[Christian]] players are typically not even allowed to express their [[faith]]. The league relies heavily on [[emotional gambling]] and monetary [[gambling]], as well as violence, for its popularity among television viewers. Due to its dependence on the pro-gay media, the NFL typically promotes the [[homosexual agenda]]. While fining its players for doing various acts of self-expression, including patriotic and pro-police acts, the NFL does not fine players for dishonoring the United States, our flag, our [[National anthem|anthem]].<ref>Nolte, John (September 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/09/25/nfl-hates-america-9-pieces-proof/ The NFL Hates America: 9 Pieces of Proof]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>

The NFL is the only sports league that excludes a player for quoting frequently from the [[Bible]], as the NFL apparently did in banishing [[Tim Tebow]] despite his success when allowed to play.

Poor cities are routinely looted by NFL owners under threat of moving the team to another location, which leaves the cities with huge bills to pay on empty stadiums. Minneapolis taxpayers had to pony up $500 million in 2012 to prevent the Vikings from moving to L.A., and $350 million in taxpayer funding was not enough for St. Louis to keep the Rams. Detroit has had to sue to seek repairs of safety and zoning violations at the abandoned Pontiac Stadium, which hosted the [[Super Bowl]] in 1982.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! NFL-related activity !! Amount in Revenue
|-
| [[Fantasy football]] ([[gambling]]) || $11 billion per year
|-
| Televised games and team sales || $10 billion per year
|-
| Taxpayer subsidies || $1 billion per year
|-
| Charity || Very small
|}

No other sports league bilks the taxpayers as much as the NFL does, and 29 out of 31 current stadiums were built using millions of dollars in taxpayer funding.<ref name="HuffPost">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taxpayers-nfl-stadiums_55f08313e4b002d5c077b8ac One of the exceptions is Giants Stadium, where taxpayers are still paying for the old stadium that was torn down.</ref> "Taxpayers have spent nearly $3 billion on the 16 stadiums that" hosted the NFL games that opened the 2015 season.<ref name="HuffPost"/> "Field of Schemes" is a website that exposes many of these ripoffs of the public by the NFL, such as how the [[Democrat]] governor of [[Missouri]] is "proposing to hand $400 million to [the] Rams owner," including $100 million to pay off the debt on the last stadium that was built for the team.<ref>http://www.fieldofschemes.com/2015/10/07/9912/st-louiss-taxpayers-hidden-rams-stadium-costs-arent-quite-worth-215m-but-theyre-still-pretty-bad/</ref>

As an NFL game ends and fans begin leaving the stadium, it is best to avoid the nearby roads. One study showed that the ''average'' fan at many NFL games has a blood-alcohol level higher than safe level for driving as recommended by the NTSB.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/14/national-transportation-safety-board-drunken-driving/2158107/</ref>

The league is composed of 32 professional [[American Football|football]] teams from the [[United States]]. Teams play sixteen regular season games. Each team also receives a "bye" week in which it doesn't play, resulting in a 17-week regular season. Twelve teams qualify for the playoffs, which culminates in the NFL's championship game, the [[Super Bowl]].

== History ==
The origins of the NFL go back to a single game of soccer played between Rutgers and Princeton on November 6, 1869. The game used modified London Football Association rules that began the distinction between (American) soccer and rugby. The NFL was originally formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association but in 1922 it officially adopted the name of the National Football League as it is today. George Halas, of Chicago is credited with being the father of the league and is compared to [[George Washington]] by many enthusiasts of the game. Most of the original teams in 1922 no longer exist, but some like the Giants are still around. In 1960, [[Kansas City]] businessman Lamar Hunt founded the [[American Football League]] (AFL) to be a competitor to the NFL. By 1970, the two leagues merged with most of the original NFL teams becoming the [[National Football Conference]] and the AFL teams plus the Baltimore Colts, Pittsburgh and Cleveland becoming the [[American Football Conference]]. During the 1970s, the league had many electrifying quarterbacks like Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach and Fran Tarkenton. In the 1980s, one dynasty emerged as predominant- the 49ers led by [[Joe Montana]], although the 1985 Bears went 15-1 and won the Super Bowl with a top 3 all-time defense. Dallas Cowboys, with running back Emmitt Smith, were a dynasty that won 3 Super Bowls in the 1990s. The 2000s had more parity.

In 2017 the "Boycott the NFL" movement started when our [[President]] [[Donald Trump]] was attacked by [[leftist]] football players. Millions of Americans have burned their jerseys and season tickets and vowed to never again watch their favorite sport.[http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/27/nfl-fans-burning-tickets-jerseys-merchandise-over-national-anthem-protests-videos]

==List of Teams==
{|cellspacing="0" border="1" cellpadding="4"
|+<big>NFL Teams by Conference</big>
!colspan="4"|AFC
!colspan="4"|NFC
|-
!East Division !! North Division !! South Division !! West Division!!East Division !! North Division !! South Division !! West Division

|-
|
*[[Buffalo Bills]]
*[[Miami Dolphins]]
*[[New England Patriots]]
*[[New York Jets]]
|
*[[Baltimore Ravens]]
*[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
*[[Cleveland Browns]]
*[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|
*[[Houston Texans]]
*[[Indianapolis Colts]]
*[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
*[[Tennessee Titans]]
|
*[[Denver Broncos]]
*[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
*[[Oakland Raiders]]
*[[San Diego Chargers]]
|
*[[Dallas Cowboys]]
*[[New York Giants]]
*[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
*[[Washington Redskins]]
|
*[[Chicago Bears]]
*[[Detroit Lions]]
*[[Green Bay Packers]]
*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|
*[[Atlanta Falcons]]
*[[Carolina Panthers]]
*[[New Orleans Saints]]
*[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|
*[[Arizona Cardinals]]
*[[St. Louis Rams]]
*[[San Francisco 49ers]]
*[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[Vince Lombardi]]
*[[Artrell Hawkins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.nfl.com/ Official Site of the National Football League]
*[http://www.nfl.com/history NFL History]

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