Pissed over GM vs. Poletown...

[darkhopefulmind]

Alright. I have one hell of a story to share with you all. Today in my Sociology 100 class we watched a video called Poletown Lives. We are studying Social Movements and this was our professors example

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[neverdrown]

Indeed, what happened in Poletown is an absolute tragedy and outrage, yet this sort of thing happens more often than most of us would like to admit. This is a perfect example of how corrupt the government can be/is. Most politicians are just ridiculous and dont give a damn about the people

[darkhopefulmind]

Yes, I understand your feelings of displease towards our government. I am a republican and for the most part (not all mind you) I support what our President George W. Bush is doing. Although some of the reasons we went into Iraq are questionable I believe the liberation of women and children in that area of the world is worth it not to mention capturing Sadaam Husein. In that regard, I dont think it is fair to put Bush Jr. on the same level as Hitler.

As far as Darfur, yes I agree it is absolutely terrible. I myself over the past 6 mnths was wondering why our government wasnt doing anything. I dont know if you knew this, but our government along with the UK are actually going in and helping the refugees of Darfur. We as a country couldnt go in sooner due to the level of danger involved. I believe about 2 mnths or so ago Condi Rice went there and held meetings with the officials there in Darfur, so although we may not hear it like we should...i do believe progress is being made.

Thanks for your comment.

[neverdrown]

Okay, admittedly a direct comparison of W and Hitler may be a tad off the mark.

:D I still <3 you, you baja-smelling republican.

[neverdrown]

I was reading over this and didn't mean to sound so angry, its just something I'm passionate about and get so worked up about the situation.

[darkhopefulmind]

i understand:)