[lit-ideas] Re: question on immigration
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:55:53 +0100
CK>Aha. I get it now. It's Scramble of the Bottom-Feeder time.
Instead of attacking the mega-rich people and corporations who
benefit from the new Bush tax cuts (and offshoring, among other things),
let's distract ourselves by fretting about the cost of social programs--
although they're already whittled to very, very little. While we're at it,
let's focus on an issue like gay marriage--or what to do about illegal
immigration--instead of demanding that Bush & Co. fix that mess in Iraq.
Okay, I get it now.
JE>Yep. I feel OK about having a go at America over this because though we're
generally more socially liberal we have Scrable of the Bottom-Feeder
anti-immigrant (i.e. anti-black/brown immigrant) stuff here too. That's why
I'm hardwired to check almost verything that's said.
Here in this welfare state we *still* get people moaning about
"immigrants"/"asylum-seekers"
getting all the welfare benefits and "us" getting none. (But here we do at
least have a go at the politicians re welfare benefits generally and also try,
anyway, to hammer Blair on Iraq.)
Judy Evans, Cardiff
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Kirschenbaum
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:50 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: question on immigration
Marlene wrote: Do you think the social costs to those in the USA are 'okay'?
ck: Aha. I get it now. It's Scramble of the Bottom-Feeder time. Instead of
attacking the mega-rich people and corporations who benefit from the new Bush
tax cuts (and offshoring, among other things), let's distract ourselves by
fretting about the cost of social programs--although they're already whittled
to very, very little. While we're at it, let's focus on an issue like gay
marriage--or what to do about illegal immigration--instead of demanding that
Bush & Co. fix that mess in Iraq. Okay, I get it now.
Carol
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