tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post2204976664093774040..comments2023-10-25T02:02:47.227-07:00Comments on UGN: So, I Guess I'm a RacistUGNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08018646255201516826noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-68816276705607855342007-04-11T17:07:00.000-07:002007-04-11T17:07:00.000-07:00Loved this post!! Not much more I can say -- it w...Loved this post!! Not much more I can say -- it was perfect.<BR/><BR/>LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626109831176745957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-78723181743802771282007-04-10T15:36:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:36:00.000-07:00Oh, Mal, I pushed send before telling you how I ap...Oh, Mal, I pushed send before telling you how I appreciate you adding to the discussion. I do.UGNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018646255201516826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-3833326013999298122007-04-10T15:34:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:34:00.000-07:00Mal: I can see how that is something of a radical ...Mal: <BR/><BR/>I can see how that is something of a radical idea considering that a person born in this country has always had those rights of citizenship. I can see why you wouldn't want to change that. <BR/><BR/>The problem is that we have people who know if they can give birth on our side of the line, not only do they get free medical care, but they now have an anchor down in this country in the form of a new citizen who can be used as a reason to let them stay here. It is a huge abuse of the system.<BR/><BR/>One of the best things we can do as compassionate people is help make things better in their country so that they won't feel it necessary to leave. I know that is easier said than done. If we could take away the incentives for coming here illegally, the pressure could be on their own government to act. Right now they just encourage them to come here.UGNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018646255201516826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-29947728994302512432007-04-10T12:44:00.000-07:002007-04-10T12:44:00.000-07:00I don't think you're a racist, but I disagree - Am...I don't think you're a racist, but I disagree - American citizenship should continue to be granted children born in the United States. I don't see why it would change because illegal immigration is in the news all the time.Malnurtured Snayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506933474730575045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-60683703620512899982007-04-10T00:19:00.000-07:002007-04-10T00:19:00.000-07:00Hey Opal, thanks for stopping by! It really is ama...Hey Opal, thanks for stopping by! It really is amazing how people who don't agree with you can't just be friendly and agree to disagree; instead they try to stain you with a name. <BR/><BR/>I just looked up <I>racist</I> in the dictionary and it said a racist is "someone who thinks that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities." Obviously a belief that a country has a right to define its own borders has nothing to do with whether someone is a racist.UGNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018646255201516826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-29296420870968563492007-04-09T22:04:00.000-07:002007-04-09T22:04:00.000-07:00Yeah you should be ashamed of yourself! ;-)They ar...Yeah you should be ashamed of yourself! ;-)<BR/><BR/>They are illegally entering this country right? Why should they have access to the same things that do. I don't get it. <BR/><BR/>I was just thinking last week how people conveniently toss the word racist around. It's often used inappropriately. You say something against a minority and some will automatically label as racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-40841459432191801552007-04-09T16:46:00.000-07:002007-04-09T16:46:00.000-07:00You just made my point for me by showing that ther...You just made my point for me by showing that there is nothing a person can do in their personal life to prove that they are not a racist if some people want to slap that label on them. I am glad you stopped by but am sorry that you felt you had to do it anonymously. (Wait, <I>I</I> am anonymous, oh well.)UGNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018646255201516826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077567.post-6909586609594542442007-04-09T12:42:00.000-07:002007-04-09T12:42:00.000-07:00Yes you are and the point is...?Yes you are and the point is...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com