There's truly a problem in this wonderful country of ours. Apparently, holes in time and space must be opening up in the minds of our citizens. Through these strange holes thoughts of prejudice and discrimination that seemed quite normal in the 60's are flowin' through into the minds of our modern day citizens. This must be true 'cause I can't see a way that the events that are unfolding could be happening without such influence.
I dunno if you're all familiar with a thing called civil rights. See back then minorities weren't treated so fairly. A bunch of people decided this wasn't right so they got together and marched and protested and were stoned and bombed and killed and had dogs attack them and fire hoses turned on them all in the hopes that they'd be treated equally. Eventually, they got 'bout half way there. It's now taboo to pick on minorities but it still happens quite a bit.
We went through it with black people, Native Americans, and women. Now, it seems, it's time for Latinos and Hispanics to go through this shit all over again and it's really fucking ridiculous. I guess people aren't aware of this but it's 20 fucking 10. There's a man of color in the white house. We have access to virtually unlimited amounts of knowledge. We have touch screen computers that can fit in our pants pockets. We don't live on Neptune, we don't have laser pistols, but this is the only future our 1960's predecessors have for their dreams to come true in.
Do all those dreams of world peace and Utopia and success mean nothing now because some people have these holes in their noggins that let all those visions slip right through?
I'll start with Arizona. Prolly not the first place these time warps to ignorant times have occurred but quite possibly the most prominent right now. They got a law they say is for the protection of the U.S. from illegal aliens. I'm sure they've said it's for all illegal immigrants from any country but they got one border that comes into contact with another country. They border Mexico. Though perhaps they feel doubly threatened since New (and possibly more technologically advanced and therefore more dangerous) Mexico is right next to 'em too. This law states, in layman's terms, that if a cop has "reasonable suspicion" he can ask someone for proof of residency, like a green card, driver's license, or I.D. card.
Reasonable suspicion is a sonuvabitch of a term. There are certain legal protections built into it but anybody that's been harassed by cops for DWB (driving while black) can tell you that there are ways around it. And what is reasonable suspicion for being illegal? Speakin' Spanish? Bein' brown? Doin' somebody's lawn? Drivin' a car you don't look like you can afford? You can't look at someone and tell if they're legal or not. You can't even tell by talkin' to 'em. I know people that are here legally and live in neighborhoods surrounded by illegals and none of 'em speak more than a few words of English.
There's another paragraph in this law that makes it seem very shady to me. Again in layman's terms, if a cop thinks you committed a crime and that he can deport you he can arrest you without a warrant just like that. So say you're walkin' past someone's house and in that house a crime may have been committed and as you walk by the homeowner accuses you of molesting his daughter. "There's the wetback that touched my little girl!" Doesn't matter if it's true or not or if everything is straightened out in a few hours, you just got held up for a few hours for bein' in the wrong skin at the wrong time. That shit ain't right at all.
This law is an easy route to racial profilin'. It should not be allowed to come into effect. I get that our borders need to be secure. I understand that illegal immigration is illegal. But that is by no means justification for stoppin' every beaner to see if he's sposed to be here.
Next up those kids in Morganhill, California. Five kids come to school on Cinco de Mayo wearin' American flag shirts, shorts, and bandannas and got sent home 'cause the school thought it would be incendiary, as in startin' shit. While it is my personal opinion that these kids were lookin' to at least agitate some folks they have a right to wear whatever the hell they wanna whenever they wanna. If they didn't go around pushin' people or puttin' other people's cultures down then there's no reason to send 'em home. They can protest Cinco in their own lil quiet way if that's what they feel they gotta do but I wouldn't blame somebody much for takin' a swing at one of 'em if he eggs it on.
People get so caught up in protectin' peoples rights that they wind up restrictin' their freedoms. The kids are protected by their right to assemble and their right to free speech. Just 'cause you say sumthin' that might get your ass kicked or be offensive to someone doesn't mean you don't have the right to say it. It's pretty much the reason why you have those freedoms. Though people should keep in mind usin' words like "fag", "nigger", "wetback", or "cracker" doesn't mean you won an argument when arguments are based on logic. They really just show you got no creativity or intelligence left to use against someone. All that creativity might be bein' sucked up by your AZ hole.
Finally, This I became aware of today. A school in Spring, Texas put up a Mexican flag as part of their Cinco De Mayo celebration. A student asked permission to put it up, school said okay. Another kid sees it and thinks it's disrespectful 'cause the flag is displayed four feet higher inside the building that the American flag on the outside of the building. So, this kid pulls it down and chunks it in the trash sayin' he couldn't figure out who it belonged to.
Kid, the flag didn't belong to you. You don't trash other people's stuff without their consent. If you wanna get it taken down, talk to a teacher. If they see it ain't sposed to be there, they'll get rid of it, but it was, so they didn't. As far as it bein' displayed higher than the American flag I'd have to double check this but I don't think that counts as a violation unless they are on display together which as I can see from the pictures that they aren't.
Kid, you got an AZ hole where your brain should be and it's feedin' you brainwashed false patriotic bullshit.
But no need to fear, friends. AZ holes are not the end of the world. AZ holes can be shut up by simple logic and free and independent thought. Think about what you do or say before you do or say it and I guarantee no one will think you have an AZ hole where your mind should be.
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I assume you do not live next to the Mexican Border and do not know someone with a drug problem. You probably also don't know that Mexican drug cartel have been aiming and shooting their automatic weapons across our border for at least the past 5 year (in Texas). I get asked if I am a citizen every time I am near Mexico and I have blonde hair and green eyes. Border Patrol questions everyone they come in contact with. They are trained and can pick up on the slightest behaviors. It doesn't bother me, and it should not bother US citizens. If Mexicans want to come here, they should do it legally. Most illegal’s come here by way of a "coyote" of which they pay their life savings. These coyotes will leave them behind in a dessert environment with no knowledge of where they are (some of these people are 12 years old or younger) If the weary travelers manage to keep up, they are then housed in a one room facility with horrible living conditions and forced to work off their "debt". These coyotes break in and steel from American citizens. I have family that deals with this quite often. What makes people think that American citizens are going to be targeted? If a person is doing what they are supposed to be doing than they shouldn’t be bothered. Why do people automatically assume that the police officers are going to be “racist” or treat Hispanic people any different than whites. That is being pretty discriminatory towards the men and women who put their life on the line for us every day. AZ is doing the right thing by protecting their citizens. I wish Texas would do the same thing. You offended me by using the F word and the S word in your blog, but I am not going to throw a hissy fit about it. You would actually sound a lot more intelligent if you did not use words like that
ReplyDeleteTexas is next. If you are doing the right thing, then you will not be bothered. They need to implement citizen checks at every aspect of life. You can't get electricity unless you have a valid SS#, You can't get water unless you have a valid SS#. You can't work unless you have a valid SS#. It needs to be a requirement for every business to not only look at a SS card but to electronically verify that it is not for a dead person. if Mexicans want to work in the US, great. If they are looking for a better life for their family, great. Do it the legal way. If someone is willing to do it illegally, what makes you think they are going to not break other laws of our land. My daughter is a first generation American. My family, including me, migrated here from Canada to get away from the Socialist Tyranny. We came here on a work Visa, got our GreenCards and are now Citizens. It took years. We could not go home for the first 6 years we were here or we would have lost the work visa my dad had, but it was worth it for our family to have a better life. If that is what you are looking for, go for it, but do it the right way. Learn the damn language and don't be a leach on society.
ReplyDeleteMy wish for you is that you experience one-tenth of what Arizonans have to live through, especially Southern Arizonans like Mr. Krentz. You embarrass me and all of Texas.
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