Hispanic Boycott in Arizona

[Griff]

Let's think about this from the perspective of an hispanic person whose folks have lived in the region for say 500 years. Competing criminal organizations, I'll refer to them as governments, cause a shifting of borders and your families property is taken. You move South because that government will only screw you based on class not on race (unless you've got native blood) or religion. Will the "Mexican" not feel entitled to live where his ancestors lived and were ripped off? yours in relativism g

[lookout123]

sorry, griff - gotta call that one bullshit. i have a couple different strands of native indian blood in my background, can i have StL?

[Griff]

Nope, you can't have it but you can live there.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Griff

Let's think about this from the perspective of.....blah blah blah

Well hell, I guess nobody can ever be satisfied because everybody has a forebearer that was screwed by somebody, somewhere at sometime.
We'll all be Hatfields and McCoys carrying on a feud that started umpteen generations back.
Shit, I have enough trouble keeping an eye on the "Competing criminal organizations" that are screwing me. History is history, not justification for criminal behavior or even behaving badly.

[Elspode]

I think the important thing here is that sooner or later, it should lead to reparations. Yup, as long as somebody has to give somebody money, the hundreds of years of Man's inhumanity to Man can be forgotten.

I've always thought that racism was a curiously slanted concept. Some of the most racist people I've ever met were not Caucasian. I've always thought it would be funny to have a White History week, complete with White Cuisine (white bread and Velveeta with Miracle Whip), White music (Pat Boone and Perry Como) and White clothing (leisure suits) prominently featured. Using the same exact wording of other ethnic pride events, it would certainly be decried as a racist function.

I just find it curious...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Elspode

I think the important thing here is that sooner or later, it should lead to reparations. Yup, as long as somebody has to give somebody money, the hundreds of years of Man's inhumanity to Man can be forgotten.

Oh all right....if it'll make you feel better....gimme the damn money.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

We'll all be Hatfields and McCoys carrying on a feud that started umpteen generations back.

I see our immigration policy as the continuation of the feud not the resolution of it.