Look, everyone has predjudices. Fear brings them out. Rove

[rzemanfl]

knows this and by scapegoating illegal aliens he can combine economic fear with fear of terrorism and shake those words like "raghead" and "wetback" out of the nasty little corners of our memories. Overlay on that fear of BushCo going wacky with nukes and he has people just where he wants them-scared stupid.

Think about this, every time * rattles his saber at Iran the price of gas goes up another 5 to 7 cents. His buddies in Saudi Arabia and amongst his oil billionaire pals make out, while we worry and talk endlessly about all the free shit those Mexicans are getting. The real free shit is going to the wealthy few.

Could you, personally, tell a woman to go give birth under a bridge because she couldn't prove citizenship? Of course you couldn't, or you'd be at Free Republic, not here.

We need to get rid of BushCo, everything else can wait. We should learn from the immigrants, they, at least, can mobilize their people and get them in the streets.

[babylonsister]

1. Great points imo! As despicable as their methods are, they do

appear to be working, even among people I consider more knowledgeable. :(

[Sinti]

2. Why do people fall for this nonsense

It's so easy for these guys to point the finger at someone else and say, LOOK OVER THERE! he's a threat to you (for whatever dubious reason) and take the eye off of themselves, who are the real threat.

They can send our children to get their limbs blown off, rob the treasury blind, take away our "god given" rights, and still some brown guy is the threat, stealing from you, stealing from you -- he'll kill you if you let him -- and we get in line like elementary school kids for a fire drill ...

I long for the day when people realize they've been duped for centuries and turn their eyes to the real bad guys.

This happens everywhere, though, it's really not an American phenomenon.