(Hat tip to Chitown Kev for giving me the idea for this diary)
I was planning on writing about Trump’s tariff tax and where our food really comes from.
But, Cheeto had to open his mouth and allow the bile out once again, calling America a “garbage can country”. Really? You have to wonder why the F*** he wants to run for President of such a country?
I was raised by a Republican Father, who could be a terrible bigot and real Archie Bunker when he felt he could get away with it. He also understood how fortunate he was that his Grandparents fled from Ireland in 1800’s (I don’t know exactly when they came over)
Suffice to say, Ireland was a hellhole for anyone who was Catholic, the penal laws prohibited you from owning land, voting or holding elected office. You were beholden to British colonist’s for everything. And once the potato famine began, the British continued to export more food from Ireland than was needed, causing thousands to die from starvation and other diseases.
So, Irish immigrants fled to America, a sanctuary country that may have labeled them Paddies and Micks, but now comprise 9.5% of the population.
So, what’s the difference between South & Central Americans fleeing their homelands because they can’t grow food because of climate change and the Irish fleeing the famine?
What is the difference?
Yes, the same sanctuary country that was enslaving millions of Black Americans at the same time it was welcoming immigrants from countries that were experiencing war, famine and upheaval. Our country’s story has never been neat and tidy. It has always been messy and complicated and unjust for a lot of people. It has also served as a destination to the destitute, who in turn make our country one of the richest nations in the world by their labor.
Hardly a “garbage can country”.
Great video from Joy Reid Oct. 25, 2024
Do you really need me to tell you to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz?
Tuesday is Election Day.
Tomorrow begins Daylight Savings Time- turn your clocks back 1 hour.
Revolutionary Pie
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My own FP is still my fellow residents- it’s been a very weird week
Wednesday, we usually get store ads in the mail, I didn’t get any but snagged someone else’s because they put theirs in the recycling bin. Not the first time this has happened here, but I complain to no avail.
I had to write a neighbor up for smoking cigarettes in her room, so much that I woke up with my apt filled with smoke along with the hallway in our section. It was so strong, I gagged and started coughing.
There’s only 2 computers to use for residents and sometimes, the other computer won’t let anyone log on, when this happens somebody always needs to use the computer I’m on to check an email, only for the other computer to somehow get fixed later on that day. I’m still locked out of facebook and still have no email or phone. My radio is still broken. Things are really boring here unless I’m online and every time I’m here, the other residents act like I spend too much time here, even tho once I leave, they leave the room empty. Oct 31- A new resident is sitting in the community room across the hall in the dark but in spite of the fact it’s a bigger room with lots of tables by the windows, they like to sit right behind me to watch what I’m doing online. creepy. Midnight Nov. 1- now, she’s in here straitening up the books in the dark while I’m trying to watch a movie and she keeps dropping books on the floor. Oh, and although I’m locked out of facebook, I’ve been playing my video games on msn. I just can’t save the games, I’m only able to play when I’m online. Once I sign off, I lose the game. Apparently, whoever blocked me on facebook has no problem if I play video games if I’m not logged on anywhere. Nov 1 3pm- pc room sharing the room with a resident who keeps talking to herself and yelling and refuses to let me open the blinds in broad daylight. I should have gone to the library. Curious.
And, WYFP?
