Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Latest Vitriol part deux

Lately I've been experiencing a deficit in tolerance. I can't tolerate some people's denial of the importance of protecting the environment...the type of people who find flaws with the Prius but offer up ZERO alternatives. I'm not surprised these people offer no alternatives; these are often the same people whose intellect affords them the ability to believe that AZ's new immigration law will actually solve the immigration problem. If racially motivated laws were all it would take, the problem would be solved by now, geniuses. Easy, thoughtless, shallow, and narrow-minded thinking is easy to come by; thoughtful, considerate, and sound thinking is much harder to procure. I wonder how some people are content with their own lack of thought. If a law is being produced, shouldn't it require a great deal of thought? Shouldn't the law obviously reflect such thinking? Shouldn't the governor then be able to clearly and easily answer the question, "What does an immigrant look like?" How can a bill be crafted and put into effect without such questions answered??

I may not always agree with laws, but I willingly admit when I think they are, at the very least, done with thought. For example, a new ordinance is being proposed in a CA county that would make it illegal for fast food restaurants to include toys in their kiddie meals. I completely understand this logic, and they have dutifully outlined the process that will decide each meal's fate. You may read about a few requirements here: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63Q5RJ20100427?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews

Now, to be clear, I don't agree with this ordinance necessarily. I equate it to lawmakers in Utah deciding for its citizens how much alcohol content in beer is appropriate. That said, at least these CA peeps have made it clear how and when meals may have to forfeit their toy rights. The AZ lawmakers, and certainly the governor, should have to do the same and outline what an illegal immigrant looks like. Their racist band-aid on the problem should have to be made apparent.

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