Re: [Osx-nutters] President Bush Vows Attacks “Across the World”

[Chris Gehlker]

On Oct 6, 2006, at 7:51 AM, Matt Johnston wrote:

>
> On 6 Oct 2006, at 15:40, Chris Gehlker wrote:
>
>>  I'm not sure this is totally convincing. It is the children and   
>> grandchildren of the  original immigrants who appear to be most  
>> alienated in both England and France. They may have totally  
>> different expectations than the original immigrants. And the  
>> original immigrants may have been willing to put up with  some  
>> discrimination simply for economic opportunity.
>
> I think the tale is much the same as everywhere else. Inner city  
> kids find that reality doesn't not live up to expectations and so  
> they become disenfranchised with society. It doesn't matter what  
> colour, sex or religion they are.

Sadly it does matter in the sense that there will always be some  
cynical politician who will exploit such differences. Here in Arizona  
it is amazing, and disgusting, to see how the politicians who clung  
to Bush's coat-tails right up to the point where his popularity  
crashed have universally switched to an anti-Mexican agenda. They   
don't want to talk about any issue but immigration. And the black  
vote, that they never cared about before, is now a precious jewel in  
their eye.

Frankly, I liked them a lot better when they sounded like Chuck  
Bennett. You may  think he's an asshole, but compared to a real  
asshole, Chuck's a peach.

--
For blocks are better cleft with wedges,
Than tools of sharp or subtle edges,
And dullest nonsense has been found
By some to be the most profound.
-Samuel Butler,



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