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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by Ananas
CynthetiqThe President should address this issue. It's as important as the layoff, DOW average, health care, etc. because the effects of such actions are just as far-reaching. The "color line" has divided our nation since its inception, and the fact that it continues to be a divisive issue into the 21st century is indicative of the need for continued vigilance - and resolution.
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I'm sorry but I respectfully and vehemently fucking disagree.
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Mr. Obama said the issue was making it harder for him to focus attention on health care. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but nobody has been paying much attention to health care,” he said.
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Is the media focusing anything on the Chinese situation with the demonstrations of the where the Chinese government has killed 150 people? Are we discussing it here? No the thread here has garnered little if no attention http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/tilted-...chiy-riot.html. Or how about the Chinese in California who were systemically prejudiced against, with the California government considering a formal apology.
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"The resolution, as amended, recites the history of the Chinese immigrant experience in California, including the role of tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants in building the transcontinental railroad following the California gold rush, and in making other vital contributions to the history of the state and the nation. The text also recounts the considerable discrimination faced by Chinese-Americans, including lower pay and sub-standard working conditions. The role of the state legislature is given particular attention, as discriminatory laws denied Californians of Chinese descent the right to own land or property, the right to vote, and the right to marry white people. California laws also denied Chinese-Americans the opportunity to attend public schools, to be hired by public agencies, or to testify in court."
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Sorry, WTF is that? The California economy and budget hadn't been completed at the end of June. On June 25, they are considering IOUs, and yet a RACIAL issue is more important?
What about the rest of the races of the nation, since this seems to be a Black/White issue then you're neglecting all the Hispanics, Asians, Eastern Europeans (just because they are white doesn't mean they aren't discriminated against), I could go on and on.
I'm sorry, as a fiscally conservative person, NOTHING is more important than keeping the roof over your head, food on your table, and the ability to care for yourself for any fiduciary requirement.
In this case, we're talking healthcare and the DISTRACTION that this is causing on a national level. I'm fine with the press coverage that has happened AFTER the initial healthcare press coverage on Wednesday night. I find it unacceptable that it was interjected into that moment when the ever important healthcare issue was on the table being discussed. In that moment I was VERY offended.
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