tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post6645538051335231038..comments2023-12-22T03:20:29.631-07:00Comments on Ilyka Damen: But Enough of my Petty Problemsilykahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-13623825227071420732007-03-21T07:33:00.000-06:002007-03-21T07:33:00.000-06:00The idiots who suggest that "well, they were commi...The idiots who suggest that "well, they were committing a crime" are major-league assholes. Imagine their response to a group of Wall Street bankers who were arrested for solicitation being treated that way. Hey, solicitation is a crime. And we're totally incapable of making distinctions between types of crime, you know. It's not like we have minimum security prisons vs. maximum security prisons or different sentencing guidelines or anything like that!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, no one actually believes that all people who commit crimes should be treated the same way. The idea that an illegal immigrant, whose main crime is working without a visa, deserves the same treatment as a murderer belies nothing more than a deep contempt for immigrants. So spare us the false equivalences, trolls. None of us believe you're really that consistent.Lesley Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194216391809778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-64312942910846468362007-03-20T18:36:00.000-06:002007-03-20T18:36:00.000-06:00Excellent.Excellent.Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14481252201307998355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-51433370299847849102007-03-20T18:13:00.000-06:002007-03-20T18:13:00.000-06:00Dictionary. Illegal. Look it up.Troll. Deleted. ...<EM>Dictionary. Illegal. Look it up.</EM><BR/><BR/>Troll. Deleted. Goodbye.ilykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286988732452435904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-70488146374916495462007-03-20T14:15:00.000-06:002007-03-20T14:15:00.000-06:00Ilyka, you kick ass. I know, I know. It's taken me...Ilyka, you kick ass. <BR/><BR/>I know, I know. It's taken me forever to delurk here, but seriously, stop ruling so much and maybe I wouldn't be all shy and shit. <BR/><BR/>Folks should also check out Brownfemipower's place. She's got a lot of good info on this as well. <BR/><BR/>Yeah Craig, it is tough to write about shit like this while simultaneously resisting the urge to throw your monitor against the wall. Which is all the more reason posts like this need to be written. <BR/><BR/>Which reminds me, I have a blog that I've been neglecting lately. I've got some work to do.Kevin Andre Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842238481549571107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-30251583566484241772007-03-20T10:05:00.000-06:002007-03-20T10:05:00.000-06:00This particular issue *is* local for me, and I'm t...This particular issue *is* local for me, and I'm trying to be able to write coherently about it.<BR/><BR/>I've started, but can't get through the insanity of arresting people and transpoprting them out-of-state, right away, without even checking that there might be minor children, or invalided parents, now without caregivers.<BR/><BR/>And this crackdown is *all* about the votes -- the thugs crouched in the GOP "big tent" are all looking for some way to get their majority back, and making it look "see how tough we are on lawbreakers?" is just a cheap way to do it.<BR/><BR/>I'll try to write about it again.Craig R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04211202726840599836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-91919440024678902672007-03-20T07:35:00.000-06:002007-03-20T07:35:00.000-06:00Oh gah, gah, gah! Removing babies from their moth...Oh gah, gah, gah! Removing babies from their mothers? Refusing to give people enough water? Ignoring sick women? Oh yeah, we're all about the treating people with decency and compassion.<BR/><BR/>Well, as long as their skin is the right color and they have enough money.Lesley Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194216391809778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-51179453268624099842007-03-19T21:32:00.000-06:002007-03-19T21:32:00.000-06:00Thank you for this. There are way too many kids tr...Thank you for this. There are way too many kids trying to get by in schools while worrying every day that their parents might not be home after school. They didn't even want to come here, and they're punished every day because we apparently can't get by without an underclass of undocumented labor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-51996212186078732032007-03-19T19:34:00.000-06:002007-03-19T19:34:00.000-06:00Right on, Ilyka. Thank you.Right on, Ilyka. Thank you.Gender Blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515845466106535797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29906474.post-30345588553659975012007-03-19T18:38:00.000-06:002007-03-19T18:38:00.000-06:00Ilyka, I've been enjoying visiting here for a few ...Ilyka, I've been enjoying visiting here for a few weeks, chuckling along at your fantastic wit; but, okay, you now officially rock in my book. This is a phenomenal post, both the rich link roundup and your amusing yet hard-hitting writing. Cheers!Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029372828318292725noreply@blogger.com