A few people, journalists among them, have asked me for my stance on the Arizona immigration law. Some have wondered why I'm not commenting on it on this site (do I secretly support it?)
No, I don't. But I'm not very well-versed on the ins and outs of US-Mexican immigration issues/laws, so I thought I'd read up a bit first before mouthing off.
For now, here is my gut reaction to the law (apologies if this famous poem from Nazi-era pastor Martin Niemцller is not 100 percent accurate, i pulled it from some random site):
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Bravo Malcomb! Your gut instinct is right on, I myself believe that if we don't stop this horrible racially charged attack against Brown people and a more multi cultural society by the Arizona fascist element then it very well could be the beggining of the end for democracy, freedom from a secret police knocking on our doors at night (not unlike the Nazi takeover of most of Europe a few decades ago), the end of US Constitutional protection thru the Bill of Rights, and a descent into a dark dystopian future for all of us in the USA.
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