Fighting the Wrong Battles
The laws aren't vague regarding immigration, and, despite the battles over language ("It's not illegal immigration!!" Yes ... it is.), pockets of the nation are protesting law enforcement. If you ask me, they're fighting the wrong battle. If they want to eliminate "illegal immigration" and the law enforcement that is associated with it, eliminate immigration laws. Of course, they'd have to deal with the results of open borders. I don't suppose they're willing to do that, either.
Juxtaposition
So ... one story is about how the economy grew, and the other is about how consumer confidence continues to fade "despite heady economic growth." In a world that has no real concern about the truth, we certainly won't let facts change our emotional outlook, right?
A Flood of Problems
It's almost ironic. California has struggled with water for so long ... and now their problem is ... too much water. Heavy rainfall in burn areas is causing flooding while residents are urged to evacuate. The very dangerous and life-threatening drought conditions are being replaced by very dangerous and life-threatening flooding. But remember Jesus's words. Just because it might look like judgment (Luke 13:1-5) doesn't mean it is. "Repent or perish" is always a pertinent piece of advice.
Anti-Immigration
I've always disliked the rhetoric of those who portray people who oppose illegal immigration as in opposition to immigration. It might be, but not always. I, for instance, don't mind immigration at all, but oppose breaking the law to do it. On the other hand ... it feels as if a ridiculous $100,000 fee to get an H-1B visa is intentionally anti-immigration. A judge has ruled it's legal, but it seems to me that it cannot be interpreted as "No, we want qualified people to immigrate here." It seems like a slap in the face to anyone who might want to come here and contribute to the country. So .. is that "anti-immigrant," or ... anti-American?
Who Is This Hurting?
I hate this kind of thing. You know ... like protests aimed at one thing that hurt other things. Like Chuck Redd, a jazz drummer and vibraphone player, who canceled the annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center ... because Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center. I mean ... sure ... maybe that's irritating, but ... it doesn't hurt Trump to cancel. It hurts every single person who planned to be there. It created a contentious atmosphere on the eve of the "most wonderful day of the year." Should they have changed the name? I don't think so. The Kennedy Center is supposed to be a "living memorial" to ... Kennedy. But ... seriously, ruining the Christmas Eve plans of all those people for that reason is not likely the most effective means of getting something done about it. It could be symptomatic of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Your Best Source for Fake News
I liked the story of the shepherds seeking Jesus. They were asking, "Is this Him?" while looking at this baby with a glowing halo. Texas issued their annual reminder not to shoot Santa. A perennial problem, I'm sure. Then, last week, Trump reclassified marijuana to a minor offense (actual story), so it seemed ... questionable that Pelosi purchased $10 million of Taco Bell stock the day before.
Must be true; I read it on the internet.
2 comments:
Fighting the Wrong Battles
These days, it seems that protesters don't understand protesting. They protest in places that either have no connection to what they're protesting, or only succeed in annoying everyone against their position. People are just angry and want to be part of the angry crowd.
Juxtaposition
As Ben Shapiro likes to say, "Facts don't care about your feelings." Unfortunately, we are really, really good as letting our feelings dictate what the facts are.
A Flood of Problems
I've been hearing the argument against the existence God because of natural disasters a lot lately, and I can't help but think of Jesus' words about the collapsing building or slaughtered temple goers.
Anti-Immigration
There is a growing sentiment for less immigration, period. We have taken in too many people too fast, who have not and will not assimilate. For them, the answer is to temporarily shut the borders until we get a handle on the current situation. I think the thinking on increasing the cost of H1B visas is to make companies more willing to look at American labor rather than foreign. The problem is, we've become so unskilled in this country for so long because of the vast migration, there will initially be growing pains. And I don't see the Democratic party being willing to hold up to that hardship once they get any power, and all that pain will have been for naught. Unfortunately, I see nothing that can be done to restore this country to its former glory when half of it doesn't believe we had a former glory and were only ever a horrible evil nation.
Who Is This Hurting?
See statement above about not understanding protesting.
Protesters also don't seem to understand that protesting carries inherent risks. They want the social validation of being seen protesting, without the risk of being arrested or inconvenienced in any way. Too many people expect some sort of credit for being a protester when they post a colored square on Facebook. I may not agree with them, but I do have some level of respect for the protesters who actually take risks for their convictions.
If only there was a way for places like CA to divert the excess water from these periodic floods to places where it could be retained and used during the rest of the year.
I posted something a while ago which suggested that immigration should be cyclical. That we should allow a period of higher immigration, followed by a period where those immigrants have time to assimilate. This makes all sorts of sense, except for the fact that many of this recent wave of immigrants have no desire or intent to assimilate.
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