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Old 09-02-2003, 07:00 PM   #19 (permalink)
ctembreull
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Originally posted by sixate
Post what you like. Just because you want to turn your cheek to some simple facts doesn't mean that I will.
My point, I believe, is that the facts aren't so simple.. You see, most of the anti-semitic and racist rhetoric your article refers to comes from a splinter faction of MEChA, called La Voz de Aztlan. That group, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, has a membership of twelve - and Bustamante is not among them. It looks suspiciously to me like you're cherry-picking your facts to support your own preconceived notions. The fact that you elected to provide evidence from a hard-right rag noted for its only nodding acquaintance with the truth and for being funded by an even harder-right zillionaire nutjob is rather telling here.

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You can think that I am because I'd like to see an example made out of the entire Middle East if that's what you're point is.
I assume that you have an alternate interpretation? They're your words. They were offered with ample context attached. Are you telling me here that I've misinterpreted your stance based upon the context in which it was uttered? Hmmm. If that's the case, perhaps you'd be willing to rethink your stance on Bustamante with regard to the context in which it was presented to you.

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You don't know me or my background to know if I am racist.
And you presume to know enough about Cruz Bustamante's background to call him a racist? You're not being very consistent, you know.

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People who know me would laugh at your ignorance for even thinking something like that.
I can assure you that the people who know Cruz Bustamante are laughing at you in turn.

Maybe now you see my point. You reacted to my post precisely the way I thought you would, and in so doing exposed the hypocrisy of your stance. I'm still waiting for any real evidence to support your claim that Cruz Bustamante is a racist.

Meanwhile, I'd love to know why you, a drug-free person, choose to support someone who has bragged about using hashish and other drugs.
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