After reading RegularGoy’s entry on immigration (which I highly recommend), I was reminded of a section from Chris Rock’s stand-up routine from Never Scared – which I thought was hilarious, so here is a tamed down version of it:
Bush lied to me, they all lied to me. “We’ve gotta go to Iraq, because they’re the most dangerous nation on earth. They’re the most dangerous regime on earth.” But if they’re so dangerous, how come it only took 2 weeks to take over the whole freakin’ country? C’mon - you couldn’t take over Baltimore in two weeks.
Now when the war started, it was kinda great, it brought out a lot of patriotism. Patriotism’s beautiful. But slowly but surely, the patriotism turned into hatriotism. You’d see on the news, all of these weird white guys getting overly patriotic - with their flag hats, flag drawers, freaking flag pickups, sayin’: ”I’m American man, I’m American, screw all these stupid foreigners.” And I thought, “Man… calm it down.”
Ya see, there was a lot of accepted racism being tossed around when the war started. People would say:
“I’m American man, I’m American, screw the French!” – that was cool.
“I’m American man, I’m American, screw the Arabs!” - and even that was cool.
But then they went to:
“I’m American man, I’m American, screw all these illegal immigrants!” and then I really started listening, because I know Blacks and Jews is next!
I was thinking, “Any day now… that train’s never late!”
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- @jeffreine that bridge gives me chills
- @jeffreine yep! and watched tv ... I'm pretty sure every night should end like that
- @soccerhaus it was pretty hilarious... then another couple came in and started making out too.. it never ended
April 21st, 2006 at 12:51 am
really blacks and jews next? when is it going to be the skinny running white girls’ turn?
April 20th, 2006 at 10:30 am
interesting….
April 13th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
At first glance, I thought what you quoted was what RegularGoy wrote. Now that I see it was Chris Rock, I can reject it.
Hey, wow, is RegularGoy right on. We cannot be so closed minded that we close our borders and make a lie the statement on the base of the Statue of Liberty. Where is our charity toward those who were oppressed in their former place? Where is Christ’s love when we love our government more than people? I think the issue needs a resolution of HOW: how do we assimilate the large number of people immigrating to the states, without overtaxing the social structure designed to help assimilate? How do we secure our nation from terrorists without keeping the good people out? It is a fact that many, many, many of the Hispanic people who have come here to work are more family oriented, hard working, diligent to get ahead than the white and black people who have decided to live off the government. It is them I would like to give a kick in the pants! How do we provide for migrant labor in an adequate way? We do not want to see these people using illegal tactics to pretend to be legitimate citizens. Stolen Social Security numbers? Shame on them. But who insists on that? The ones who profit at their labor. We need to find a way to allow more legitimate immigration and temporary workers.
I think one of the greatest draws to the illegal immigrant is the ridiculously high minimum wage (made necessary by ridiculous high prices. The only thing that was not too high for the market was our gas prices. We are now starting to experience what they have been experiencing in Europe for years). We need to rethink the whole structure of our country’s policy about growth through immigration. I believe what Congress has been working on is a first start, but they are trying to please people instead of thinking through what is righteous and best for a country made up of immigrant peoples. (If pro means “yes”, “Positive”, and “con” means against or no, then what is congress? Progress=go forward; congress=go backward?) pb49r
April 12th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
I think this weekend would be a good time to come up with a summery display pic for you. =)
April 12th, 2006 at 11:52 am
that was good – this world is crazy and i think human beings have an innate need to shift blame – to make yourself somehow feel better. there are always popular enemies & popular heroes on every side. one thing i’m thankful for is that we can all drink from the same water fountain.
April 12th, 2006 at 10:04 am
You’re both too sweet.
I have heard with my own ears (in Oklahoma, natch) the word “sand-nigger” used to describe Arabs. It’s impossible to fight a war without hating your enemy. Make your decision based on that. Either decide that hatred is categorically wrong and oppose war, or decide that hatred is necessary sometimes to achieve certain political ends. But don’t presume that you can fight a war without it.
April 12th, 2006 at 9:41 am
That RegularGoy….thought-provoking fellow, no?? :-)