Re: Mexican soldiers draw on FBI and BP agents
The chihuahua and the big dog...LOL...good one. Let me think on this one. I think I would have said, "We only lose as long as we SAT here."
Es justo mi, or am I seeing a Spanish translation on nearly every household product estos dias? ATM? Phone recordings? Packaged food? Why so many choices? ¿Por qué tantas elecciones? Will these words be coming back off these products? I think not. So now you know, we bought into it.
Although this border incident will continue to get increasingly larger bits of press, and although I do think the Southern border should be completely secured, I think one would need a time machine to go back and adjust conditions that have led to the larger problem. As we see more and more of the Davos Man in our public offices and corporate headquarters, I try to imagine the Oak tree that is being chopped for kindling, standing as it once was, tall and majestic.
In the early and mid-90’s, I was interested in and became a fan of Samuel Huntington's work, "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order." Although there were quite a lot of critics, the ideas put forth were mostly easy to see and substantiate.
Then, in 2004, he necked down his work to examine one specific cultural fault line, in
"The Hispanic Challenge." It is worth the 10 minutes it would take to read. Use the SEARCH function for the word ACQUIESCE.
So, for all of the people wanting to drive down to the border with all of their new camo tactical stuff, I’d suggest that you look a little closer nearby, and then pursue a career in policy or law making. But there is little chance of turning back time, and, upon hitting the brakes real hard and switching directions completely, we would see even more drastic problems perhaps. It’s like the proverbial giant snowball of Robert Penn Warren, rolling downhill picking up mass and speed and never rolling back uphill to slow down and collapse into a million snowflakes (I paraphrase).
It was so much easier being green. I have high hopes; but, the ringing of the division bell has been going on for some time.
<span style="font-style: italic">The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river...</span>
-Gilmour and Wright
