Blacklidge

Racism, Alive and Well in Ajo, Arizona

And every other town in America. Most of them don't even try to hide it.

 

By accident, I found myself in Ajo today. Nice little place to spend the winter, especially if you get one of those cool, old houses in the historic district. Funny thing, saw a church sign when I went down the main drag. It said, "Our leaders should look like Jesus" or something like that. I meant to take a picture but I forgot. Anyhoo.....when I got over cussing at them, I started laughing because as most people know, that beautiful Jesus you see in all the literature of today is merely a composite and sort of a wish list made up of years of priests and preachers idea of Jesus. So here is depiction of modern day Jesus next to a CGI model of what he probably really looked like. It was based on the times, the area he came from and other factors like that. Hmm...what on earth could that preacher in that rundown, ratty looking church meant by his hate filled sign? I think there should be some new legislation after this election.  Tax the churches. Oh, yeah, big time. I bet they'd keep their big, fat mouths shut next time.  I could go on, but why? I am so disgusted with so many of the citizens of this country. Hey, stand up and call them what they are when they throw it out there. Racists!  Obama\ Biden, 2012 

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 Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. Harvey Fierstein

Proud of Yourself?

Moron at parade in September. Total participation: hard to say. Organizer says millions, nay billions were there. Photos show 100,000, maybe. Lovely poster, by the way. Did your first grader make it for you? Just one example of hateful, mean, racist idiots, out wandering aimlessly!

When you choose to be a rebel, when you choose to join a cult, you naturally take a detour from your friends and family. They are as they were, going merrily about their business, living their lives. No agenda, no cult master to please. It really is a shame that their friend or family member has gone down such a lonely, odd and sort of maniacal road by themselves. Years go by, the normal folk try to ignore the oddities over in the other camp. Hidden under a thin veneer of social acceptance, the cult member lives their life, with never a thought about, perhaps, going to a de-programing camp for a quick jolt. And the other relatives never thought to sign up their lived one, they figured it wasn't any of their business. Right? And who is to say, especially in the early stages, that the cult-y ones are wrong? They are living a "good" life, how can they hurt anyone? That was then, and now it is far, far too late to do anything to help. Sad story, no? The cult follower hasn't been getting much attention lately, having driven all sane folks from the vicinity of their home.It's no fun trying to get the other crazies to notice you, is it?  Once in awhile, one or two of the "normal" have ventured in, but not lately. No, the cult folks need to draw some attention their way. What better way than to send a broadcast of just how weird their life is, rub it in the very face of the past loved ones. Smear it good. Make sure they get it, "We're strange, and we're proud of it!".  Make sure you send your broadcast, (shall we call it "love note"?) to even the ones who stood by you, the ones who were able to ignore your oddities, because it just isn't as much fun without complete alienation. Hurt your closest relatives the most, what do you care? Your cult will see you through.  Hey, try to remember something. Your original cult, the one that involved drinking lots of beer, or "standing by your beer soaked spouse" was rudely replaced with this newer, more initially socially acceptable cult.I think I liked that old cult better. At least there was some hope of waking up one morning and looking around and saying, "Man, this sucks! I gotta go".  You lost that opportunity when the cult flipped to a more happy sounding one. Still, a cult is a cult is a cult. What a long, strange trip it has been, eh?  

Big March? Not So Much So........

I want to ask one of them if they got a chance to go by the kool-aid stand, but I don't know anyone who can speak of it honestly. The "big" 9-12 grappling on the mall in Washinton was all over the page. Some were protesting that the Muslims were taking over, some said "no to healthcare reform", some said we were going Socialist-Marxist-Cuban?. There were plenty of others with stupid signs, too. One thing is for sure, none of those folks like having a black president, not even one as fabulous as the one we have. Paint it any way you want, it all boils down to the same thing. Some of these oldsters  look like the sweetest old grannies.I thought I saw my aunt Kate, there for a minute. Coulda been, she's from South Carolina and is a rabid right winger. Waving bitter, vindictive signs and snarling their faces in grimaces. Loved it. Loved it because they are just digging themselves deeper. An estimated 50-75 thousandwere there, while the anti war demonstration not too long ago brought out 1 million and so did the "million man march" of a decade or so ago. Wimpy turnout in support of the giant healthcare companies and the idiots at Fox news. The big companies stand to benefit the most if this bill gets squashed, the idiots at Fox news are just getting richer and richer, promoting violence and dissension. It used to be that there were morals and values in regard to how you presented yourself. Oh, sure, there have always been racists in America, but to trot your ignorance out and wear a big sign that says, "Racist" is really stepping outside of the lines. Hide yourselves in your bible, try to act like you care about anyone but yourselves, go ahead. Just remember, you're wearing a sign-racists!