> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:48 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: The Robin Williams' Plan > > He probably wouldn't. I just forwarded it with the subject I got. Good to > know > people are paying attention and looking these things up. :) > I particularly like part of 6, 7 and especially 9 which is quite apparent > with > my stance on the UN.
Some of it sounds "good" in a fantasy-land, fairy tale way (like "we should all have wings, then we'd be able to fly to work!"), but most of it just doesn't sit well with me. I don't know if it's coincidence or what but I've received about 20 various "stop immigration", "all those people are on welfare" and "if you live here learn the language" pieces in the past week or so. While I agree that immigration, especially illegal immigration, needs attention this attitude frustrates me. I ask people with this opinion where they're ancestors came from (never here) and the reasoning always is "well, my grandparents worked for what they got, not like these people today". The problem, of course, is that the SAME EXACT sentiments were leveled against pretty much every large wave of immigrants by the children/grandchildren of the PREVIOUS wave of immigrants. The Irish, the Italians, the Chinese, the Dutch and Germans, etc have all been victims and accusers. It's just really disheartening to know that my culture simply refuses to learn from its past. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
