May 12, 2005
Neo Con Nation
Something about Schwarzenegger's persistence in his defense of border vigilantes suggests to me that a strategy is in the works. What could it be? How about neo-con nation? A full-force anti-terror militarization of the labor market, beginning with everybody's favorite scapegoat the Mexican undocumented worker. Just one more reason to dust off the golden rule.
A Too Convenient Crisis? Neo-Con Logic at the Border
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May 11, 2005
Can You Handle the Beauty of It?
For me there is beauty in the story of the resurrection of Aztlan. And I don't want to be incapacitated from seeing that beauty by the imposition of the Minuteman position. If there is also something beautiful in the American way of life, then there is room enough for Aztlan in America.
The Inadvisable Beauty of Aztlan: Ramsey Muniz on the Minutemen
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May 03, 2005
A Tale of Two Vigilantes
There are two kinds of vigilante, Old HollyWood and New HollyWood. In the Old HollyWood version, the vigilante rides with the Klan and victoriously saves civilization for white rule. Such was Birth of a Nation. In New HollyWood, an underdog individual takes on the big guys who control all the guns and money. Such was Terminator. But when Schwarzenegger allies himself with vigilantes of the Minuteman kind, which HollyWood is he scripting?
Vigilante Wedge: Schwarzenegger Reprises Birth of a Nation
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