Yikes! With McCain, Joe the Plumber and Sarah Quittypants all in Arizona at the same time, Idaho may lose its reputation as the home state of the crazies!
Be still my beating heart. Barbara Kingsolver did live in Tucson for a while, and Tucson does have a wonderful zoo.
In some ways, the rage there isn't surprising. The Hispanic is increasing rapidly, and it will be a blue state.
The fear of immigrants is a long-time dark part of the American character with no basis in rational thought. I grew up in a part of the country that was about 35% Caucasian and as much Mexico as the U.S. It just wasn't that big of a deal. Every day, I went to school, I ate, I slept in a bed. I never got in fights and I had plenty of friends. I swear up and down that this is true.
Be still my beating heart. Barbara Kingsolver did live in Tucson for a while, and Tucson does have a wonderful zoo.
ReplyDeleteIn some ways, the rage there isn't surprising. The Hispanic is increasing rapidly, and it will be a blue state.
The fear of immigrants is a long-time dark part of the American character with no basis in rational thought. I grew up in a part of the country that was about 35% Caucasian and as much Mexico as the U.S. It just wasn't that big of a deal. Every day, I went to school, I ate, I slept in a bed. I never got in fights and I had plenty of friends. I swear up and down that this is true.