I’ve been reading an increased about of chatter concerning the Arizona Immigration law and how many people are in support of deportations. The amount of vitriol has reached an amazing level and therefore I feel a response is required. It suddenly occurred to me that I’ve seen something similar to this before. If folks are…… Continue reading Arizona Immigration as demonstrated by Pink Floyd
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Politics
Bangkok aftermath – the hatred, vitriol and the blame game
The ‘red shirt’ protests in Bangkok is over (at least for now). The glitzy shopping district the protesters took over for over two months was being scrubbed clean as I started writing this blog. Thousands of volunteers were sweeping, hosing and doing whatever they can on Sunday to wipe away any sign of the protests.…… Continue reading Bangkok aftermath – the hatred, vitriol and the blame game
’Support the troops’ – the transformation of a nation and its armed forces
I grew up wondering what it meant when, on American TV shows, the statement ‘Support The Troops’ always seemed to trump all other arguments. Saying it was usually followed by a moment of stunned silence while the person who had said it gloated and the opponent gathered himself from the shock of being accused of not ‘supporting the troops’.
Great Immigration Debate
What I believe it does do however, is give people a glimpse of what the actual consequences are of supporting the knee jerk deportation reactions that many on the extreme right may feel. It puts a very real and human face on a debate that is currently employing only legal logic.
The crisis in Thailand, from the perspective of a foreigner
Yesterday morning, we left the safety of Sukothai Hotel, a swish, five-star oasis in Sathorn (and right in the middle of the battle zone) to move to another hotel which is slightly at the edge of all the fighting. This is the first time most of us have left the hotel grounds and into the outside…… Continue reading The crisis in Thailand, from the perspective of a foreigner