the last time i checked, in this country, you're allowed to say stuff like this. you're allowed to say that president bush, senator clinton, or oprah is an ugly turd. you're allowed to say that america is a toilet. you're allowed to publish cartoons of muhammed.
oh wait, is the content of yesterday's rallies "political speech" - the highest form of speech protected by the first amendment? oh my!
you may not like what these people are saying, but they're pretty much allowed to organize freely and say what they want. that's one small reason why this country rules - you can say what you want, even that this country sucks! if you don't like the fact that mass rallies where people might show their faces en masse and say something that you might not agree with are allowed in this country, try china. you might like it.
now, i'm not a fan of illegal immigration for reasons i won't go into at this time, but the reactionary nonsense from the right wing is just outrageous. furthermore, i believe yesterday's marches were a means of demonstrating support for *all* immigrants, not just undocumented workers. so what's the deal? i think the (far) right only sees what it wants to see...
[addendum: from my hometown - note: it's the most prominently located restaurant on franklin street, which is the main strip. seems that this rich liberal in north carolina has pissed off a bunch of people in georgia and arizona. ha ah haha ah ha!! part of me wants to be sitting on a pile of money so i can play with my money in ways that will piss off people whose views differ from mine. =P]
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
*smile*
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one: i like using the opportunity to say the "if you don't like this country, get out" line to far right wingers who seemed to have coined the phrase =]
two: i am only mentioning the first amendment to remind folks that it's an american trait, right, manifestation of american values, blah blah blah. clearly, the fact that masses of people decided to assemble in rallies and chose to wave che flags bothered her and many right wing americans. true, the first amendment was never directly addressed, but i guess hidden in my rant was the idea that freedom of assembly and speech is a uniquely AMERICAN ideal, and she was pegging the demonstraters as ANTI-AMERICAN nutjobs. but hey, to me, they were being uniquely american by assembling, speaking, and getting involved in the political process.
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