Post by bounce on Dec 29, 2007 11:35:36 GMT -8
To put the whole "Chinese Exclusion Act" (and the days of American institutionalized racism) into perspective, let's check out what ELSE was going on in America back in the 1800s.
Did you see the series Deadwood? THAT is about the time frame we are talking about.
We're talking about the days of Wild Bill "aces and eights" Hickok and Calamity Jane for Christ's sake.
We're talking about the days of George Armstrong Custer!
Jesus man!
To dredge up the racial injustices of that era and attempt to use them to prosecute our current immigration policy as being RACIST is really beyond the pale.
It doesn't pass the straight-face test.
You are trying to draw a parallel between attitudes we had in the days of Custer with our national policies today.
Is it any wonder that nobody is buying it?
Did you see the series Deadwood? THAT is about the time frame we are talking about.
We're talking about the days of Wild Bill "aces and eights" Hickok and Calamity Jane for Christ's sake.
We're talking about the days of George Armstrong Custer!
Jesus man!
To dredge up the racial injustices of that era and attempt to use them to prosecute our current immigration policy as being RACIST is really beyond the pale.
It doesn't pass the straight-face test.
You are trying to draw a parallel between attitudes we had in the days of Custer with our national policies today.
Is it any wonder that nobody is buying it?
