marichiko

If the government we have now is an example of conservatism, please give me anything but. Christianity has become the State religion, although everyone pretends otherwise; prejudice toward certain groups is encouraged - like gays, people who live at or near the poverty line, hispanics (they're all illegal immigrants); etc. The government keeps people in line through fear tactics - what's the terrorism rating for today? Yellow? Red? Homeland security has taken our individual rights to privacy away, Congress is busily crunching up the Bill of Rights to the point where soon those words will mean about as much as some slick comedy routine; thousands of people are being held in prisons without access to either an attorney or a fair and speedy trial; torture is now acceptable; and Halliburten continues to gloat as its CEO's and stockholders rake in the benefits of corporate welfare on a magnificent scale.

I had to go up to the wealthy ski resort of Telluride today regarding a legal matter I posted about in another thread. My Zuni friend came along with me for the ride. He wandered around town while I was at the courthouse filling out endless legal forms. When we met up again, he spat on the sidewalk and said, "Let's get out of here. This is the most unfriendly town I've ever been to." Well, Telluride has a high percentage of Mexican workers who clean the rich folks condo's or do the janitorial work, etc. People mistook my Zuni friend for one of "those people" who are not supposed to be strolling the main street of Telluride with all its chic shops and elegant, over-priced restaurants.

My Zuni friend looked around at the wealthy white yuppies giving him a wide path on the sidewalk, and said "Stupid wetbacks! I wish they'd all go back home."

Conservatism. Pfffffft!