Re: OT: facts about border violence in Arizona

Pogonip wrote:
Francis A. Miniter wrote:
Andrew Barss wrote:
A quite good WAPO article on the distance between reality and the claims made by many (including some here on ram) about the horrendous tide of violence sweeping across the border due to the illegal immegrants:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/09/AR2010070902342.html


-- Andy Barss



Republican politicians just prove more clearly every day that swearing allegiance to The Big Lie is part of the credo of republicanism as it has been practiced for some time. They abuse the ignorance and credulousness of a large block of Americans who trust these people to keep them accurately informed. Shame, Shame, Shame.


Have they suggested yellow armbands yet?


That is sort of what the Arizona law does.

--
Francis A. Miniter

In dem Lande der Pygmäen
gibt es keine Uniformen,
weder Abzeichen, noch irgend welche Normen,
Und Soldaten sind dort nicht zu sehen.

Siegfried von Vegesack, "Es gibt keine Uniformen"
from In dem Lande der Pygmäen
.

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