Would you be a minute man?

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I have to echo your statements.

I think that anyone in here that has read my posts over the last year would not ever think of me as a racist. I think I have proven time and time again that I am not that kind of person. I have always tried to take a fair and liberal approach to all topics. I am not saying I am free of prejudice. I am just saying my personal prejudices have little if anything to do with race.

I find it insulting that as soon as you have a valid reason to disagree with anything that might affect a minority group (and lets not forget that these people are residents of a country where they are not a minority) you are suddenly painted as a racist by the other side of the argument.

I would love to see some valid reasons why massive influxes of uneducated, unskilled labor should be allowed and is good for our country beside the old tired "America was built on immigration"argument.

All countries besides Africa were built on immigration. Their populaces migrated there in ancient history. Our country is just newer and immigration is a more recent part of our history. We are no longer a foundling country requiring a mass influx of peoples and labor in order to prosper as we were in the past.
 
Again....where did I call someone a racist? Sounds more to me like you are projecting...since I did not call anyone here a racist, perhaps then if one feels that he was so accused, inspite of the evidence, maybe that's what you are...I don't know...which is it?
 
Again....where did I call someone a racist? Sounds more to me like you are projecting...since I did not call anyone here a racist, perhaps then if one feels that he was so accused, inspite of the evidence, maybe that's what you are...I don't know...which is it
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I did not single out you or any statement made by you. I simply was addressing the premise.

You did bring race into the equation though. There is no denying that but I am not saying you called anyone names.

But the statment you just made does constitute name calling. Veil it as statement on assuming guilt if you like but it is still name calling.
 
I find it to be the height of bad taste and decorum to have anglo commando wannabees trying to change the direction that America has always been on...a land of immigrants. Give it a rest already.
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Juan Carlos....would that word be xenophobia?
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UH1, how about these thinly veiled comments? Any one with an IQ greater than 2 can see what you were inferring. Well, I guess that would explain why you didn't recognize them as such.
 
In the blink of an eye, but

The years have entered into a lot of my coming and going, better left to the younger crowd.
 
One debating tactic used for years in various groups is to scream racist the idea is to shut down the opposition.

Illegal Immigration is hurting this country............However much of the fault
lies with our government,wealthy corporations who want cheap labor like
drug addicts who need a fix. America takes in more people then all countries
combined, in order to survive we need limited controlled immigration....
 
And I stand on my statements...I did not calll ANYONE a racist, though I have been called names (ouch, ouch...oh that hurt), and I have just ignored the stupidity...being a xenophobe? Hardly a racist. Anglo commando wannabee...is that racist? I'm an Anglo, and have been, well...you know as much as you need to know...pretty good stretch to define a xenophobe as a racist, but if that's your(s) interpretation, then it must be hell being you (you meaning whomever you are).


BTW...Doug ....you are pushy (attach smile here).
 
Anglo commando wannabee...is that racist? I'm an Anglo...
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Yes, it is. Just because you're anglo doesn't mean it wasn't racist.

I don't think the illegal immigration debate, or the minute man debate, is one of race. To claim it is, or to attempt to play the race card as you did by claiming only anglos cared is a fallacious argument at best.
 
Whatever floats your boat(s)....here's another one for ya'...show me minutemen who are, in large part, Asian, Latino, and African American...(need a verifiable group foto showing their overwhelming presence and numbers), and I'll eat a second hat.
 
Whatever floats your boat(s)....here's another one for ya'...show me minutemen who are, in large part, Asian, Latino, and African American...(need a verifiable group foto showing their overwhelming presence and numbers), and I'll eat a second hat.
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Just want to make sure I understand you correctly. If a group is made up of primarily one race, it's because they are racist? Is that what you're saying?
 
Nope....you said that....and that's how this racism thing started...people like you with issues who are quick to pull the race card.


And in case you still don't get it, minutemachomen are not made up of non-Anglo folk. One more thing, the Canadian border is just as porous...why aren't these gunslingers on the northern border?
 
Because millions of Canadians are not seeping across the border taking over our culture, living off our wealth, not learning how to speak American, wrecking our economy and bringing disease, gangs and drugs into our communities.

The worst they are doing is flying down here to get away from their socialized health care to get to a good hospital (paying their own way) before going back home
 
Doug....you obviously have never been to Hollywood, Florida...drugs, prostitution, loan sharking, you name it....courtesy of your friendly snowbirds from Canada.

One last thing...I am a health care provider, and these northern "neighbors know the rules of engagement when it comes to our health care system...they come in to our ER's, feign chest pain, get a million dollar work up, maybe a cardiac cath or an inplanted defib/pacemaker, and back to the Yukon they go...they don't pay hospitals anymore then the poor don't...they can, but they won't...our own poor, legal or otherwise can't pay because they are poor.
 
(Okay, Rotorhead, I'll play along)

*ahem* (serious expression) Granting that's true, so that makes it okay if it comes from Mexico in an even larger degree?
 
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Nope....you said that....and that's how this racism thing started...people like you with issues who are quick to pull the race card.
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People like you are truly pathetic. You thinly veil your sentiments in statements then don't have the nads to say what you mean. I feel for you and your family.

And in case you still don't get it, minutemachomen are not made up of non-Anglo folk. One more thing, the Canadian border is just as porous...why aren't these gunslingers on the northern border?
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In case you don't get it, we don't have a widespread problem with Canadians sneaking into the country under the cover of darkness.

One last comment for you. If you go back and look through the posts; I've never said one way or the other my stance on the minutemen. All I have done is poke you about calling other posters racist through thinly veiled comments. I stick by my other statement.......
Any one with an IQ greater than 2 can see what you were inferring. Well, I guess that would explain why you didn't recognize them as such.
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It's also strange for me to be taking the side of Juan and Playboy since we are usually at opposite ends of the spectrum. But we do generally keep it civil.
 
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