Comments on: Señorita Ruth on: A fence is not a fence is not a fence http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5 Life and society in sunny Albuquerque, New Mexico Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:41:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Da Bank http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-28 Da Bank Mon, 05 May 2008 07:21:41 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-28 Congresswoman Bachman got pwned. More hysterical xenophobia from white Americans... can't say I'm surprised, only disappointed. As a white American myself (albeit one who grew up around Latinos and Iranians and has lived in Latin America), I try to do better. Congresswoman Bachman got pwned. More hysterical xenophobia from white Americans… can’t say I’m surprised, only disappointed. As a white American myself (albeit one who grew up around Latinos and Iranians and has lived in Latin America), I try to do better.

]]> By: Parkinson http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-18 Parkinson Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:53:25 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-18 Ruth... As a former Israeli citizen and what I would like to think is a pretty decent American citizen, as well.... I can honestly say, you hit the nail on the head... Eventhough there are more similarities than you would think, the situation is leagues apart.... In Israel, it is true, many Palestinians work jobs that are considered "menial", as many Mexicans do in this country... The logic is the same.. The money is better in the alternative currency, and it provides many additional opportunities... That is fair... and I think it is fair for Americans to accept these people with open arms and thank God that SOMEONE is willing to pick oranges for $2.00 an hour, or wash your car for next to nothing, or move furniture for you at a price that won't make you need to sell half of your shit in order to move the other half. Having said that, Israel and Palestine (not really officially Palestine... let's just call it that.. A rose by any other name, dontchaknow...) have a sordid history of violence and bitter rivalry.. a feud of sorts. No such feud exists between the Modern U.S. and Mexico. It's purely ignorant to buy into government hype about minimum wages being so low due to the immigration problem... That is tripe of the first order... The national minimum wage is so low because the top 1% wants to continually get more and more bloated with wealth and power that it leaves VERY little for the average joe, much less the "less than average" joe... If you took the top 1%'s salaries in the United States (including all their laundered money, offshore accounts, secret tax breaks and kickbacks) you would have enough money to have the rst of this country ALL living at a level that is pretty much unfathomable to most people.... I know, that sounds an awful lot like communism, but what the fuck? If Idealistic Communism worked, it would have been the greatest idea in history. Sadly, greed, envy and ambition are far more tangible than idealistic communism... So that is just not to be. Another thing people say is that if mexicans (or any immigrants, for that matter) live here, and have a child, that child enjoys free healthcare benefits that we, the taxpayers, pay for... my question... SO???? These fucking people toil doing nasty, shitty jobs that most white-bred sophists wouldn't dare think about, much less do.. They think that lettuce magically appears in grocery stores... That construction happens by intelligent design.... These people are idiots.. The least we can do for these people who are working their asses off for the convenience of this country is give them minimal healthcare for them and their kids.... Anyways, I shant bore you wit ha long rant on this.. I figure you get the point already. Ruth…

As a former Israeli citizen and what I would like to think is a pretty decent American citizen, as well.… I can honestly say, you hit the nail on the head…

Eventhough there are more similarities than you would think, the situation is leagues apart.…

In Israel, it is true, many Palestinians work jobs that are considered “menial”, as many Mexicans do in this country… The logic is the same.. The money is better in the alternative currency, and it provides many additional opportunities… That is fair… and I think it is fair for Americans to accept these people with open arms and thank God that SOMEONE is willing to pick oranges for $2.00 an hour, or wash your car for next to nothing, or move furniture for you at a price that won’t make you need to sell half of your shit in order to move the other half.

Having said that, Israel and Palestine (not really officially Palestine… let’s just call it that.. A rose by any other name, dontchaknow…) have a sordid history of violence and bitter rivalry.. a feud of sorts.

No such feud exists between the Modern U.S. and Mexico. It’s purely ignorant to buy into government hype about minimum wages being so low due to the immigration problem… That is tripe of the first order…

The national minimum wage is so low because the top 1% wants to continually get more and more bloated with wealth and power that it leaves VERY little for the average joe, much less the “less than average” joe…

If you took the top 1%‘s salaries in the United States (including all their laundered money, offshore accounts, secret tax breaks and kickbacks) you would have enough money to have the rst of this country ALL living at a level that is pretty much unfathomable to most people.…

I know, that sounds an awful lot like communism, but what the fuck?

If Idealistic Communism worked, it would have been the greatest idea in history. Sadly, greed, envy and ambition are far more tangible than idealistic communism… So that is just not to be.

Another thing people say is that if mexicans (or any immigrants, for that matter) live here, and have a child, that child enjoys free healthcare benefits that we, the taxpayers, pay for… my question… SO????

These fucking people toil doing nasty, shitty jobs that most white-bred sophists wouldn’t dare think about, much less do.. They think that lettuce magically appears in grocery stores… That construction happens by intelligent design.… These people are idiots.. The least we can do for these people who are working their asses off for the convenience of this country is give them minimal healthcare for them and their kids.…

Anyways, I shant bore you wit ha long rant on this.. I figure you get the point already.

]]> By: Bridgette http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-8 Bridgette Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:24:50 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-8 Wow. I wonder what people will think a thousand years from now about all the fences put up to keep people separated. What does that say about humanity and our respect, or lack thereof, for one anothers differences? Don't even get me started on ignorance. Our world is plagued with ignorance, and the worst thing about that are those who perpetuate the idea that it's perfectly fine to act on/out of ignorance. Example: Congresswoman Bachman. Just because you are smart, doesn't mean you aren't ignorant. Wow. I wonder what people will think a thousand years from now about all the fences put up to keep people separated. What does that say about humanity and our respect, or lack thereof, for one anothers differences?

Don’t even get me started on ignorance. Our world is plagued with ignorance, and the worst thing about that are those who perpetuate the idea that it’s perfectly fine to act on/out of ignorance. Example: Congresswoman Bachman. Just because you are smart, doesn’t mean you aren’t ignorant.

]]> By: bg http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-7 bg Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:11:53 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-7 I think your statement about Palestine in the first graph is overblown (to put it nicely); not sure it is a "war," and not sure all Palestinians want to wipe out any and all Israelis. Bachman is not the brightest bulb in the box. Pictures of her groping Bush at the 2007 SOTU speech are hilarious. Can you say suck up? I think your statement about Palestine in the first graph is overblown (to put it nicely); not sure it is a “war,” and not sure all Palestinians want to wipe out any and all Israelis.

Bachman is not the brightest bulb in the box. Pictures of her groping Bush at the 2007 SOTU speech are hilarious. Can you say suck up?

]]> By: Steve Whitman http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-5 Steve Whitman Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:37:46 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-5 Minnesota is a border state. Shouldn't the Congresswoman be concerned about a lack of a fence between Minnesota and Canada? Oh, but those immigrants presumably speak English, and nobody with bad intentions would dream of coming in via the thousands of miles of unguarded border with Canada... Minnesota is a border state. Shouldn’t the Congresswoman be concerned about a lack of a fence between Minnesota and Canada?
Oh, but those immigrants presumably speak English, and nobody with bad intentions would dream of coming in via the thousands of miles of unguarded border with Canada…

]]> By: Greg http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-4 Greg Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:40:10 +0000 http://senoritaruth.com/archives/5#comment-4 Congresswoman B's long distance thinking reveals her blatant ignorance. If the fence is working overseas, wha...nevermind...apples and oranges. Congresswoman B’s long distance thinking reveals her blatant ignorance. If the fence is working overseas, wha…nevermind…apples and oranges.

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