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One of the side effects of mass immigration into the United States is that no matter what is going on in the world, there's a large contingent of people here who used to live in whatever the hotspot of the day is, and they have an intense interest in the outcome.

What surprises me most about this is how many conservatives think this is just awesome, instead of a perversion of what a healthy society looks like.

The most recent example of the phenomenon of course involves the Iranian diaspora, and Iranians living in the United States. They have been positively giddy at seeing their country bombed. But I've also seen video after video in which these people demand that Americans vote a certain way so Iranians can get the result they want in their country, while insulting Americans who hesitate to comply.

I responded to a couple of them on Twitter/X because I couldn't get over the arrogance.

To one I replied, "While you're busy manipulating our elections so our government favors what you want in a foreign country, are you planning to reimburse us for any of this, or are you just planning to take, take, take, while insulting people who don't particularly relish being stolen from?"

A white-knighting bystander came back with: "So now you're saying American citizens don't get to have and act on a political opinion that differs from your own?"

I answered, "You come to this country, you leave your ethnic hatreds and political intrigues at home. Imagine the gall and arrogance of a people moving here and then demanding that everybody else in their adopted country pay for their foreign-policy adventures. I can't imagine anyone that arrogant."

If I moved to Sweden and there was unrest back in the U.S., I wouldn't dream of being such an obnoxious guest, demanding of my new fellow citizens that they prioritize me and my concerns -- and then condemning as fools and cowards anyone whose priorities were different. Honestly, can you imagine acting like that? How boorish.

I'm not a fan of Theodore Roosevelt, but most people are, and can you imagine how contemptuous he would be at this behavior?

Meanwhile, over the weekend I had a great visit to New Hampshire for the Liberty Forum (first time I've spoken at that event since 2013), and I was able to spend time with some of the great folks I got to know all those years ago in Ron Paul world.

One of them was Michael Maresco, the guy who rode his bike across the country and back to advocate for Dr. Paul. Amazing. You think: how impressive that an avid cyclist chose to do something like that. Then you find out that Maresco wasn't a cyclist at all. He knew how to ride a bike, sure, but it wasn't a hobby of his or anything. He did it in order to get the message out.

My dinner speech was pretty darn well received. I spoke about various strategies people have proposed and pursued in order to bring about the kind of society you and I want, and I discussed the only one I think has a genuine chance of working. I may reproduce some of it in this month's issue of my print newsletter.

In my speech I mentioned a person some of the people in that room knew: the great Larry Lepard, author of The Big Print.

I first met Larry in 2008, when he was spending his own money on full-page ads for Ron Paul in major newspapers. I knew then that he was a freak of nature: nobody can beat the markets all the time, but over the long haul I'm with Larry.

A few years ago I introduced Larry to my School of Life community, where he made an excellent presentation. A number of us decided to invest in his fund (as soon as I found out he had one, I told my wife: we have to be in this).

Well, I just got my latest investor statement (for the month ended February 28), and this past month alone the fund was up 15.18 percent, for a total of 266 percent since my members and I put our money into it.

Not too shabby.

My latest statement (it's just a page) is at this link if you'd like to see it. (The "Additions" row is my starting amount in late 2022.)

Now obviously past performance doesn't guarantee future results; you know that. But finding out about stuff like this is one of the many benefits of being subscribed to this newsletter.

Larry made a much more recent presentation to us, and I strongly recommend you watch it. Even if you don't invest in Larry's fund (the usual minimum is $1 million, though he's letting my people get in for a couple hundred thousand), the replay will benefit you because he shows how you can DIY it even without his fund:
 
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