tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post8303507613208579533..comments2024-03-28T23:32:05.817-04:00Comments on field negro: The Foreigners Will Save Western Civilization.field negrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411743587725023134noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-56596866650623541662007-06-15T08:12:00.000-04:002007-06-15T08:12:00.000-04:00No prblem hathor, I am feeling your site, and I al...No prblem hathor, I am feeling your site, and I always like to share good things with others. <BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-72107030682233636422007-06-15T00:14:00.000-04:002007-06-15T00:14:00.000-04:00FN, I had posted a comment similar to this earlier...FN, I had posted a comment similar to this earlier, but somehow got deleted. It might have to do with my account. Anyway this morning I notice an increase in traffic from this blog. Then when I came to visit I saw my name in the sidebar. I just wanted to thank you for being featured.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-12809650795549304232007-06-13T20:29:00.000-04:002007-06-13T20:29:00.000-04:00Well he did have one good point. People shouldn't ...Well he did have one good point. People shouldn't be forced into taking classes against their will, especially when they're paying for it out of their own pocket.Wooziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637072916156389703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-552038249737317992007-06-13T18:07:00.000-04:002007-06-13T18:07:00.000-04:00Forgiven, I must run and won't be around for days....Forgiven, <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I must run and won't be around for days. I don't have time to hunt down the consumer spending survey I saw tha tmentioned both black cognac consumption and asian consumption. I did stumble a U.S. department of Labor consumer spending survey--broken down by a few races, Asian, whites and blacks. I am no statistician but it seems to me what I am seeing from this is that Asians spend more on clothes and cars than blacks do. <BR/><BR/>http://www.bls.gov/cex/2005/Standard/race.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-36822685154993329972007-06-13T17:39:00.000-04:002007-06-13T17:39:00.000-04:00Indians are brought over on special visas to fill ...Indians are brought over on special visas to fill the so called void in the technical workforce. I am concerned about this immigration because there are plenty of qualified IT and engineers out of work in America. So now a black person who would now be able to fill those positions and create another niche toward economic advancement is eased out. This affects most efforts to retrain blacks whose traditional jobs are disappearing.<BR/>I do think some Chinese and Korean immigrants have sponsors that have already set up a business for them to work once they get here. It must someone with a lot of political clout or ability to influence with money, because when blacks have challenged the zoning laws of the business that sell fortified beer and drug paraphernalia, like being to close to a school, they lose.Hathorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657524404057819428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-72448064159151606342007-06-13T16:42:00.000-04:002007-06-13T16:42:00.000-04:00RavenRavings said...I never said an "Asian conspir...RavenRavings said...<BR/><BR/><I>I never said an "Asian conspiracy" (although talk of banks and money groups does sound conspiratorial.) I don't know all abut this. But I don't believe the typical, stereotype-dependent reasons---Smart, Money-Saving Asians, Dumb, Consumer Blacks.<BR/><BR/>My suspicion is that it might be government instruction, maybe the Small Business Admistration might give primers about where to locate businesses. (I imagine that the SBA wouldn't want to extend the 0-interest loans with offering direction.) But, I admit I don't know the source but it is curious on its face.</I><BR/><BR/>Ok, you can't have it both ways. You say you didn't talk conspiracy, but you suspect a conspiracy? Also, You spout all these figures and studies, but you never reference any in your posts? I don't want to hear what you heard, I want to hear what you know, what can you prove. Because without that all you are doing is spreading stereotypes and propaganda...Forgivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017541595181235698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-74721610797564095122007-06-13T16:32:00.000-04:002007-06-13T16:32:00.000-04:00First, as an aside, i have not seen any group more...First, as an aside, i have not seen any group more materialistic than Asians--not just in America, but worldwide. If you ever travel abroad and visit any of the highend shopping districts--Rome, Milan, Paris, etc., they teem with Asian tourists. Where I live, Asians--typcally poorer 1st and 2d generation immigrants out-Gold and out-big-screen TV blacks by leaps and bounds. They know labels. They regard designers. they are obsessed with cosmetic surgeries and appearances otherwise. Thus, this attempt to contrast Asians so positively to Blacks in regard to materialism and consumerism is just too much stereotype. (Indeed, I recall just even seeing a survey that proved this. Asians buy more of a huge set of luxury items. I think the only one of these items that black bought more of was Courvosier.)<BR/><BR/>And so I find so much of West Coast's response folklore--of course dependent on negative stereotypes about black people and positive ones about anybody else. <BR/><BR/>I understand about the pooling of resources and micro-lending----and also the 7-year tax holiday and 0-interest government loans to the Asian immigrant communities with which I am familiar (though the recent African immigrant communities with which I work have not been extended these benefits.) And these loans are big deals. Under certain conditions, they don't even have to be paid. <BR/><BR/>But money is not my real issue--or what I find most curious about the Asian communities in Black communities (although--as an aside--I find that stuff about Hong Kong banks lending Koreans money to open nail shops crazy talk.) <BR/><BR/>What I find most curious is the other issue central to business success--location, location, location. <BR/><BR/>This is what I find much more curious--the ability of the otherwise unacclimated recent immigrant Asian to pinpoint a corner in the deep interior of the African American community that may not even be known to some of the Black residents of the city. No, that's not plausible. I never said an "Asian conspiracy" (although talk of banks and money groups does sound conspiratorial.) I don't know all abut this. But I don't believe the typical, stereotype-dependent reasons---Smart, Money-Saving Asians, Dumb, Consumer Blacks. <BR/><BR/>My suspicion is that it might be government instruction, maybe the Small Business Admistration might give primers about where to locate businesses. (I imagine that the SBA wouldn't want to extend the 0-interest loans with offering direction.) But, I admit I don't know the source but it is curious on its face. <BR/><BR/>It is all the more curious because I don't find black minorities striking ethnic community gold as well. The business decisions of Jamaicans and Africans strike me as obvious--or at least I can understand the path towards their businesses. They tend too open up businesses that--while serving perhaps African Americans--are typically based on things that are connected to their culture or available in their culture--or, are obvious in America culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-75569642875855894002007-06-13T16:23:00.000-04:002007-06-13T16:23:00.000-04:00"And Field, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't som..."And Field, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't some of the same things hold true for West Indians..." <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, you are not wrong. <BR/>Although I see signs of it getting better with the younger generation. But for years "West Indians" (that term is cool)would come to this country and klan up only with other West Indians. I have peeps in New York, and when they talk the patoi is still deeper than when they were back on the Rock. <BR/><BR/>So in a way, I understand the phenomenon of which you speak.<BR/>Still, it bothers me, we should be coming together with other people of color. And especially Af Am brothers and sisters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-30335293116240986012007-06-13T15:45:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:45:00.000-04:00I don't have a problem looking at other people's b...I don't have a problem looking at other people's behavior and I would never try to justify another's behavior, it is for each one to justify their own existence. My point is simply that not everyone shares the same culture and what is considered taboo in one may not be in another. In Korea, it is considered impolite to smile at people you don't know...Forgivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017541595181235698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-58281512995247339782007-06-13T15:40:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:40:00.000-04:00Forgiven: I would say you have a point, but this h...Forgiven: I would say you have a point, but this honor as you put it, is not accorded to all people equally. Asians are not submissive to Blacks. They do not show us the same courtesy. I've even talked to some Africans, who tell stories of how Asians treat them in Africa. We can try and justify peoples behavior, but we really should analyze it for what it is.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-6264122490891088422007-06-13T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:37:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-40865231039940886352007-06-13T15:23:00.000-04:002007-06-13T15:23:00.000-04:00westcoast,I understand what you are saying and the...westcoast,<BR/><BR/>I understand what you are saying and the reason I stated that, is as a whole they don't identify with Black Americans for the same reason most immigrants black or any other color do not...rightly or wrongly they think that Blacks in America are lazy and are looking for a handout. The reason there are so many Asian stores in the black community is because they have found a formula that works. They have been doing this for years. They know that blacks are more concerned with style than substance..how do my nails look, how about my hair...it doesn't take a marketing genius to figure out how to make money in the "hood", nor does it take a conspiracy...liquor stores, nails, beauty supply and wigs, and fast food...there's your conspiracy raven...<BR/><BR/>Until we begin to understand the keys and <A HREF="http://thedisputedtruth.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">rules</A> to success we will continue to look for conspiracies instead of doing the work...It should be an embarrassment to us that other groups can come here and succeed in our neighborhoods selling us this crap...hell, we could sell this crap to ourselves???Forgivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017541595181235698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-66237254692304443732007-06-13T14:27:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:27:00.000-04:00raven: All due respect but I honestly don't think...raven: All due respect but I honestly don't think you have a clue about which you speak. there is no Asian conspiracy, no yellow hoarde. It is well known how many Asians start businesses. They go to the Bank of Hong Kong with a couple friends or family members and get a loan. Or they use a process in the Korean and Chinese commuities where people pool money to help others start businesses. It takes trust but it seems to work. This was widely reported on in the aftermath of the Rodney King riots when blacks wanted to know how and why so many Koreans could open businesses in LA. The last way is that some Asians come to this country with their own resources and start businesses. Or, they drop out of the professional rat race and start a business. Commerce is a big deal to Asians. To blacks, the big deal is consumerism, it's very American. <BR/><BR/>The other thing is that for Asians, a business is a family enterprise. Kids don't get to lay around watching TV all day, play video games, or hang out on street corners. They are expected to work in the business. It's a source of cheap labor from people that can be trusted. <BR/><BR/>Part of why blacks can't come together to do these things is because we don't trust each other, rightfully or wrongfully so, but we don't.<BR/><BR/>And Field, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't some of the same things hold true for West Indians (and I hope this isn't considered a pejorative term for people from the Caribbean? I know that Nigerians are very clanish about helping out each other out--clanish in a good way. So it's not about being black. It's about being black and American.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-19649143654515257792007-06-13T14:08:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:08:00.000-04:00Forgiven: I agree with much of what you say but I...Forgiven: I agree with much of what you say but I would argue that Chinese people see themselves as a minority and in that regard, share some of the same issues with black people. The whole Asian Weekly debacle was a fascinting lesson for me. Black leaders in SF made official comments and all that but not much was needed because Asians really raised the majority of hell about what had happened and they were genuinely embarrassed by the article.<BR/><BR/>My personal experience runs the range with Asians who prefer to distance themselves from black people and those who do not. I know black people who aren't too wild about hanging with other black folks either. :) <BR/><BR/>When we were demonstrating at college about affirmative action back when, the Asian students were part of the team. It's different now, lol. If only the most qualified people got into college today, it would be 99% Asian and while Asians don't make a big deal about getting screwed by an admissions process that has to insure that less qualified whites get their considerable share of slots, everybody knows what time it is on this issue. Asians aren't smarter than the rest of us, many more Asians embrace academic excellence in a way that blacks, whites, and Latinos do not. Maybe it's just cultural. Go to any library and check out who is in there on a Sunday afternoon.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-89476527601485274972007-06-13T14:03:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:03:00.000-04:00West Coast,I know the propaganda of Asian American...West Coast,<BR/><BR/>I know the propaganda of Asian Americans as the genius tribe but I personally find it implausible that Asian Americans can figure out where to place their beauty supply store in areas of the city whites fear to tread in cities such as Detroit and Pittsburgh, etc.--straight from Korea, without even decent English. (Even McDonald's sometimes miscalculates business locations and go out of business.) Assistance is being provided to these businesses in terms of locations and products. This is not something that people just intuit. (Of course, the initial inventory can be expanded with customere suggestions.) I have never seen an Asian survey a physical area, conduct customer surveys, or anything. I don't believe it. I have asked reporters to investigate the financing of these businesses, and how they come to exist in the African American communities, but all the reporters I have talked with have refused to do so. They rather promote the lore that you do. I dare say there just could not exist such a curiously springing string of African American businesses without so many of them being exhaustively and continuously scrutinized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-81116777050632143102007-06-13T13:42:00.000-04:002007-06-13T13:42:00.000-04:00west coast story said...As for Chinese in SF, I li...west coast story said...<I>As for Chinese in SF, I like to think they didn't get mad, they got even for how they were treated in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Now they own a large part of this area.</I><BR/><BR/>How the Asians have made it is by having unity as a group. They don't trust anyone not in their group. They have stuck together and not allowed outside influences to derail their strategies for success. They don't sit around spending hours discussing why the white man don't like them, or let them marry his daughter, or any of the other insanity we worry about, instead they stick to themselves and don't care what the white man thinks or does. They go on about their business. They have found a niche that should be ours. The inner city stores, where Wal-Mart will not tread, because of the high cost of doing business in the "hood". Are they sympathetic to the Black man's plight? No, they have no reason to be.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Cynthia said...<BR/><I>As far as Asians pleasing their White masters, they go out of their way to do this. I see this all the time.</I><BR/><BR/>I think what we have here is a failure to communicate...A lot of Black Americans do not understand eastern culture. In eastern culture it is an honor for one to be submissive. It is their custom, what we would see as being subservient they don't see that way. They will smile and nod and the whole time they are plotting their strategy to take over something or someplace. Make no mistake about it the Asians have not forgotten about WWII and how they were used as guinea pigs. We live in a confrontational culture where everything is about pride and emotions...Can't nobody tell me nothing! or You can't talk to me like that! Next thing you know there's a dead body to pick up...maybe we should be more like the Asians?<BR/><BR/><I>The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic - John F. Kennedy</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://thedisputedtruth.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">The Disputed Truth</A>Forgivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017541595181235698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-83950778990100005552007-06-13T13:01:00.000-04:002007-06-13T13:01:00.000-04:00Asians are not given access to the black community...Asians are not given access to the black community. They see a market and serve it. In my neighborhood, there are Latino and Asian bodegas because I live in a heavily Latino neighborhood (but because it's Oakland, there are lots of everybody else as well). Many Asian shops of any sort in my 'hood have little signs in the window that say "Se Habla Espanol." It's smart business. For reasons I've never quite understand, black people have the idea that we can only serve the black community. Asians own the nail shop market, the doughnut market, the clothers cleaning market, and the beauty supply market. Asians learned what kind of products black women use and they include those products in their shops. When I go to my neighborhood beauty supply house, I'm greeted with a big smile and asked if they can help me find what I want. There's no reason on god's earth that black people can't open up businesses that cater to a variety of cultures. Asians, particularly Chinese and Koreans, pool their money to buy businesses and property. They aren't real big on bling. There are major cultural differences at work. <BR/><BR/>As for Asians serving whites, I only know what I see where I live and work and it's nothing like what you have described at all. Asians are a political powerhouse in SF and even in Oakland Asians wield a lot of clout, but more quietly than in SF because the power structure is different. In Oakland, the annual Asian summer celebration includes lion dancers and steppers from West Oakland. <BR/><BR/>I recall my Vietnamese mechanic on Malcolm X's birthday went on a tear about how white people drove him nuts after he reminded black me (who had indeed forgotten) whose birthday it was that day. <BR/><BR/>Finally this. Earlier this year, Asian Weekly, a SF paper, came out with a story about blacks that was ugly and horribly racist. It was from the Asian community where the first howls, and I mean howls, of outrage came. Many Asians were embarrassed that the story was published in an Asians publication and that no one caught it. The writer was fired. If this had been a white paper, well, you know that drill. There was not one ridiculous claim of freedom of speech by Asians when this story came out. The immediate response was an apology and get rid of the writer. <BR/><BR/>One other thing. When 9-11 occurred and a big anti Arab/Muslim backlash developed, members of the Japanese-American community very quietly began to move about the Bay Area meeting with churches and other groups to quell this backlash. Why? Because they said they never wanted to see happen to Arabs/Muslums what happened to them during WWII. <BR/><BR/>As for Chinese in SF, I like to think they didn't get mad, they got even for how they were treated in this area in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Now they own a large part of this area.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-87112868014458656892007-06-13T12:52:00.000-04:002007-06-13T12:52:00.000-04:00Television and other forms of media say that the r...Television and other forms of media say that the racial struggle is over and that is a pleasant fiction. If I were from somewhere else, and I was treated well, I would want to believe that everything was fair and that if people aren't successful its because they don't want to be. It is an emotionally gratifying lie. It's harder to accept the ugly truth about our society, especially if you immigrated from another coutry to the U.S. for the dream of living in a free and just nation. Self delusion is a way of protecting oneself from an ugly truth, and thats why I think a number of first generation immigrants ignore racial injustice.Sleeperwithheavyeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815673692225314565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-29314065786519734052007-06-13T11:06:00.000-04:002007-06-13T11:06:00.000-04:00I apologize if my first comment seems disjointed. ...I apologize if my first comment seems disjointed. I was commenting on two of your posts ("Kossacks and Black People" as well) at once, it was late and I was exhausted.<BR/><BR/>Your posts stirred passion in my heart, but my mind was not having it.<BR/><BR/>If Michelle Malkin didn't look the way she does, she'd be working in a restaurant. Pseudo-Intellectual twaddle. <BR/><BR/>I always thought minority Reps were like that Dave Chappelle skit where he played a Klan member.<BR/><BR/>But then again the Reps are only filling the role once held by Democrats with their race baiting, and the parade of Assimilated Minorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-51368619347061399432007-06-13T10:08:00.000-04:002007-06-13T10:08:00.000-04:00FYI:Stop Leslie SoutwickSome of his judicial 'wisd...FYI:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://skepticalbrotha.wordpress.com/2007/06/12/stop-judge-leslie-southwick/" REL="nofollow">Stop Leslie Soutwick</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>Some of his judicial 'wisdom':<BR/><BR/><I>The current nominee, Leslie Southwick, in his former capacity as a Court of Appeals Judge, affirmed the judgement of the state employee appeals board to re-instate a white female state employee who called a black female co-worker a “good ole nigger.” The racist rationale is that this behavior is somehow not serious enough to warrant immediate termination. </I><BR/><BR/><BR/>This is just Limbaugh in a judicial robe, people. <BR/><BR/>Time to contact your Senator and any others on the Judiciary Committee.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-14576017402292533742007-06-12T23:47:00.000-04:002007-06-12T23:47:00.000-04:00"I find it particularly troubling. I can't for the..."I find it particularly troubling. I can't for the life of me understand why people of color who were born in places like India, or Jamaica, or Africa, not understand that their African American brothers struggle is their struggle."<BR/><BR/>People care about themselves that's why. It's as simple as that, your struggle isn't mine because you don't pay my bills, and vice versa. Whether it's right or wrong, shit who knows?<BR/><BR/>The truth is we are all getting fucked, white, black, red, yellow, green it doesn't matter. Wealth is what matters. <BR/><BR/>I'm not saying racism doesn't exist, I'm no fool. My ex-girlfriend was a Miwok Indian. We were talking about it one night and I mentioned I'd never really heard of Miwoks. She said, "No one has, almost all of us are dead." That fucks me up to this day when I think about it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sharing that story to alleviate any of my "white guilt", I don't have time for that bullshit. Nor am I attempting to portray myself as some "good hearted, racially diverse Liberal". Fuck liberals. What have they ever done for me? I worked as a counselor for almost the entire time when Clinton was President, I got two raises in six years, but Social Services got six budget cuts during that same time. "Liberals" my ass.<BR/><BR/> I'm sharing it because although I can't imagine what racism is like, I do know what pain is, and I do know what it means to suffer. My skin color doesn't protect me from that anymore than it protects me from the sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-38786048246213411282007-06-12T20:34:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:34:00.000-04:00Sometimes, I think things are obvious, but I often...Sometimes, I think things are obvious, but I often find, that Black people don’t appear to see all that is going on. Or maybe, we all just have different experiences when watching the interaction of Asians and Whites. When Asians come here, they are given access to the Black community. Every group except other Black groups, are given the same opportunities. The problem I have is this; we don't have to buy from anyone who has been designated to only make money from us (shame on us for allowing ourselves to be used). As far as Asians pleasing their White masters, they go out of their way to do this. I see this all the time. <BR/><BR/>I guess I don’t see how immigrants will save Western Civilization, because what I see is that White people only allow immigrants to do what they want them to do and nothing more. In many cases, that mean the exploitation of Black people is fair game. But, other than this, if you talk to Asians, they will tell you about the glass ceiling that has been imposed upon them too.<BR/><BR/>Btw Westcoast, the way Whites and Asians marry, I don’t think the mistrust is there like you think it is.<BR/><BR/>I've heard and seen things from Asians and by others, that if this wasn't the internet, I would disclose more.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515523400127073358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-22372197461484092672007-06-12T20:13:00.000-04:002007-06-12T20:13:00.000-04:00Also, I don't care if people come to the US to exp...Also, I don't care if people come to the US to exploit what we have and take it back home. We have so much that we can afford to share it.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-86676138322791535872007-06-12T19:08:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:08:00.000-04:00Field: great post. I would add that black people...Field: great post. I would add that black people need to stop seeing themselves as only black Americans. Black people have this quaint notion that we are above the mainstream fray when in fact we buy into the same racist bullshit as white folks do. I guess we are glad to see someone else getting whipped so we can't wait to get in our licks too. Sometimes I can't believe the stupid s**t I hear black people saying about Muslims and Arabs. Embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>Asians are not interested in satisfying anybody's master. First, it would be good to recognize that there is a such a thing as cultural differences. I had a Filipina employee who flat out said it was her job to serve. As a woman, I wanted to shake her but that's how she believes. <BR/><BR/>In San Francisco, which has the largest Chinese population outside of China, Chinese folks kick white people's ass everyday and twice on Sunday. usually in a nice way, but sometimes it gets a little ugly. Very politically saavy and don't take prisoners.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I live in a community that has a large Latino population. Many undocumented workers. I can say that they don't bother me one bit. It is after all, brown, not black, folks who line up on the street corners every day looking for work. Who work in 100 degree heat picking produce. I am amazed by people who come here with nothing, don't speak the language, don't quite get the culture, but manage to thrive. Maybe there's something to be learned from people who immigrate to this country. They teach me every day.west coast storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833809632143106334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23428832.post-14285137679745922282007-06-12T19:01:00.000-04:002007-06-12T19:01:00.000-04:00BTW ravenrvings, thanks for your concerns about my...BTW ravenrvings, thanks for your concerns about my burnout.I am close, but not there yet. There is too much sh** happening out here now. I think I found new life. <BR/><BR/>Still, I have been really busy (three hours of sleep a day gets old after awhile) maybe a little more cutting and pasting, and maybe a post every three days instead of two. But I ain't going anywhere. So I hope the house Negroes don't get too comfortable just yet ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com