Arizona's SHOW YOUR PAPERS Law

 
When watching coverage of the new immigration law passed in Arizona I watched Latino American’s coming up to the camera and saying that they were born in the US, they are US citizens and just because they look like many (not all) of the citizens of Mexico doesn’t mean they are not Natural Born Americans.

Sadly, I fear these people have missed the point. While there is a problem with illegal immigration and boarder Insecurity, the Arizona law is implying another more disturbing truth. The people who created the Arizona SHOW YOUR PAPERS law are not just against illegal immigrants, they are against people of color, all of them, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, even Native Americans.

The bill was authored by Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce, who has ties to J.T. Ready, an individual active in the neo-Nazi movement. This is not just gossip, there are pictures of Russell Pearce standing with people wearing brown shirts and with swastikas on their sleeves.

The people behind this bill have expressed white supremacist sentiments in past speeches and writing.

Another guy taking credit for the new law is Kris Kobach an attorney for the Immigration Reform Law Institute, the legal arm of an immigration group called FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Here are some quotes from a FAIR spokesman, John Tanton:

To govern is to populate. Will the present majority peaceably hand over its political power to a group that is simply more fertile? As whites see their power and control over their lives declining, will they simply go quietly into the night or will there be an explosion?

I've come to the point of view that for European-American society and culture to persist requires a European-American majority and a clear one at that.

What is under the surface of the Arizona immigration law is racism. There is a segment of our country, perhaps a large segment, that not only wants to get rid of immigrants, but to get rid of all people of color, and some people who have faith in the wrong religion. If we all are not alarmed and outraged by the Arizona SHOW YOUR PAPERS law, then we are moving towards a society that will eventually resemble The Third Reich.

What would a depression free existence be like?

My shrink gave me homework. She does that a lot. It is one of the reasons I like going to see her. The task: describe what a depression-free like would be like. Maybe that would be a snap for you, but it was difficult for me. I’m 59 years old and I’ve been depressed most of those years. For me depression has become a habit, and maybe an addiction. I’ve been depressed for so long that I couldn’t imagine what life would be like if I was not depressed. It was like telling someone totally blind to describe what it would be like to have 20/20 vision. It may exist, but it was profoundly difficult to imagine.

Maybe, if I had a clear idea of the life I want, I would have a better chance at creating that life. To have a goal of a depression free life, isn’t it essential to have a clear idea of what that goal. It is always hard to hit a target, but it is impossible to hit a target you don’t even have. My target is to live without depression, but hitting that target is hindered by not having a target. Maybe if I knew what I wanted, maybe if I could clearly see the life I want, if I could imagine the life I want, then I could take actions, and make choices that would bring me closer to that depression free life.

Well, my homework is due tomorrow, so I had to come up with something, and I have something to turn in.

What would a depression free existence be like?

 I would be able to cope with injustice, unfairness, disappointment and misfortune. I would not want magic or luck to fix things. Coping would be all I wanted to do when facing the UNs in life.
 I would disengage from my fear of abandonment. I would not fear abandonment and know that I will be OK abandoned or not.
 Being an adaptive person would be enough for me to live a depression free contented life.
 Worry would be rare and short lived. When worry would seek my attention I would know that while I may not know how to cope at that moment, that I do have coping skills, I’ve gotten thorough stuff in the past and I can get through this now. I can accept uncertainty knowing that when it is needed a way to cope will be found.
 Conflict is uncomfortable, but I would know I can manage conflict and not worry about what other’s think.
 I would have activities that interest me, and give me a sense of completeness, or fulfillment. Examples: Painting, and writing.
 I would feel and believe I had a level of self-worth making it OK to have nice things, to pamper myself, to do things to maintain my health and appearance (not for others, but for myself).
 My good mood would always linked to my opinion of myself, and I would be in a good mood most of the time.
 When I feel insecure, or afraid, or anxious, or hurt, or rejected I will forgive myself, believe that everyone has these feelings from time to time, and If all humans have these feelings, and if I am human, then it is certain that I will have these feelings from time to time and that’s OK.
 My tendency to please would be balanced with habitual self protection safeguards.
 I would not seek to change people I have relationships with, and I’d be OK with that, knowing that the only person I can change is myself.
 I would understand the reason and merit of relationships