I am upset – stomach hurting upset, break some glass, March on Washington upset. Actually, I am pissed the f#*k off. Racism has continually been the weapon of choice from our governmental systems since Christopher Columbus came across the pond and met “the savages”. It is something so engrained into European though patterns it is sickening. But what I think is pissing me off even more is that NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO STOP THIS!!!!! Hey GAYS, WHITE WOMEN, ETC. you want everyone to jump on the marriage bandwagon/kitsch wagon, but you’re not going to fight for an ACTUAL civil right. Ewww, I am angry.
As you have noticed, this blog is not going to be one of my “finely” manicured articles, but yet something that will be therapeutic for moi. Let me summarize before I start yelling via keyboard again.
Today, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed one of the harshest immigration laws EVER known as SB 1070. This law will make it legal for police to detain anyone that they suspect is not a citizen. If the “immigrant” in question does not have the proper paperwork showing that they are A.) a citizen or B.) have the proper clearance to be in this country, than they are subject to deportation.
So, lets put this in laymen redneck terms – Bob the sheriff can harass any brown person that walks in his sight and if he get’s “lucky”, he can send their ass back to where they “came from” and keep America safe! (Because we all know Mexicans, which if you haven’t guess are the reason for this bill – not White Canadians, are drug pushing criminals.)
I am just confused when someone built a time capsule and transported us back to 1950. When is it ever right to stop someone who is doing NOTHING wrong and question there citizenship???? Don’t we live in some damn melting pot that has every flavor from the world, which mean’s America doesn’t theoretically have people here that can be “suspected is not a citizen”. We don’t have a poster child for citizen…OH WAIT! We do….
WELCOME TO WHITE AMERICA! HOME OF THE COLONIZERS AND THE COLONIZED! (cue Star Spangled Banner)
If someone ever asks me what white privilege means again I am going to say, “Go read SB 1070”. Why is this White Privilege one may ask – well call me when you see an Arizona police officer pull-over a White family in a Benz and then we can have a discussion on how I am wrong.
This is one of the most blatantly racist and xenophobic things that have passed through legislature in a long time. Immigration “problems” are up for debate, but this doesn’t not solve anything! Ok, so yes you find some illegal immigrants, what does that do to stop anyone from crossing the border? Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
SO let’s all engage our critically thinking skills. If this doesn’t stop people from crossing our border than what does it do? Well, it reinforces racist hegemonic ideas that Latinos are immigrants and subject to deportation because “you take all of our jobs”, and helps perpetuate the Racist/Xenophibc ideals of American Society. This is Nazism. The Republican Party tries to call Pres. Obama Hitler, but I think they need to read up on a little thing called projecting. Why is this Nazism? Well, because we are allowing State Governments to pass bills that are calling the harassment and hopeful expulsion of any brown person walking down the street. Kicking people out of country + racism – genocide = Hitler v1.2.
I am walking away from this post right now…I will come back later to do a more educated and focused attempt of articulating my dislike towards Arizona another day.
As you have noticed, this blog is not going to be one of my “finely” manicured articles, but yet something that will be therapeutic for moi. Let me summarize before I start yelling via keyboard again.
Today, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed one of the harshest immigration laws EVER known as SB 1070. This law will make it legal for police to detain anyone that they suspect is not a citizen. If the “immigrant” in question does not have the proper paperwork showing that they are A.) a citizen or B.) have the proper clearance to be in this country, than they are subject to deportation.
So, lets put this in laymen redneck terms – Bob the sheriff can harass any brown person that walks in his sight and if he get’s “lucky”, he can send their ass back to where they “came from” and keep America safe! (Because we all know Mexicans, which if you haven’t guess are the reason for this bill – not White Canadians, are drug pushing criminals.)
I am just confused when someone built a time capsule and transported us back to 1950. When is it ever right to stop someone who is doing NOTHING wrong and question there citizenship???? Don’t we live in some damn melting pot that has every flavor from the world, which mean’s America doesn’t theoretically have people here that can be “suspected is not a citizen”. We don’t have a poster child for citizen…OH WAIT! We do….
WELCOME TO WHITE AMERICA! HOME OF THE COLONIZERS AND THE COLONIZED! (cue Star Spangled Banner)
If someone ever asks me what white privilege means again I am going to say, “Go read SB 1070”. Why is this White Privilege one may ask – well call me when you see an Arizona police officer pull-over a White family in a Benz and then we can have a discussion on how I am wrong.
This is one of the most blatantly racist and xenophobic things that have passed through legislature in a long time. Immigration “problems” are up for debate, but this doesn’t not solve anything! Ok, so yes you find some illegal immigrants, what does that do to stop anyone from crossing the border? Nothing. Zilch. Nada.
SO let’s all engage our critically thinking skills. If this doesn’t stop people from crossing our border than what does it do? Well, it reinforces racist hegemonic ideas that Latinos are immigrants and subject to deportation because “you take all of our jobs”, and helps perpetuate the Racist/Xenophibc ideals of American Society. This is Nazism. The Republican Party tries to call Pres. Obama Hitler, but I think they need to read up on a little thing called projecting. Why is this Nazism? Well, because we are allowing State Governments to pass bills that are calling the harassment and hopeful expulsion of any brown person walking down the street. Kicking people out of country + racism – genocide = Hitler v1.2.
I am walking away from this post right now…I will come back later to do a more educated and focused attempt of articulating my dislike towards Arizona another day.
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