Millions are expected at the Illigal Mexican Boycott, Thoudands were at the Anti-war rally. Only hundreds at the Darfur one. No Al Sharpton, no Jesse Jackson, no movie stars. What's up with this?
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For whatever reason, many incidences of genocide and war in Africa are minimalized and do not receive the same amount of publicity that other world conflicts do (Rwanda, Uganda, DRC). They often involve third world countries that have little or no history of stable democracy and no valuable natural resources to speak of.\n\nI also believe that this incident demonstrates the ineptitude of the U.N. in dealing with international incidents. The media determines what is news and they do not wish for this to become a widely held opinion by making a big story out of it.\n\nThirdly, this is not a big political issue. Very few people have vested interests in Sudan (especially as compared to the current immigration controversy), meaning that very few votes can be gained/lost by action/inaction on the subject. As sad as it is to say, the primary responsibility of a politician (a politician, not a statesman mind you) is to get reelected, and so many politicians will not waste their time on an issue that will not earn them any votes.
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These groups are not getting the word out to prospective members.  They never volunteer to run booths at the Mall Community Service Days, they never place flags at cemeteries on Memorial Days, they never do fund raising to benefit the poor, they don't visit hospitals.\n\nThey don't put on public dances, or make themselves known in any way.  If they would support the public in very public ways, it would help.  One way would be to get the word out about a TOTALLY FREE way to feed starving people any time of day or night.
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like i said jesse jackson will not go to africa and talk about civil rights because he will get a bullet in the head,ted kennnedy will not go to mexico and demand crap from the mexican gov.because teddy will disapper never to be heard from again,and if any american ever went to mexico to complain in public about mexico the mexicans will tear him or her apart!!!
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Just look at this:\n1)How do you think nations form? Texas was taken from Mexico by immigrants from the USA. Santa Anna let the immigrants in because he thought it would improve the tax haul from Texas. He didn't see the revolution coming at all.  Sounds a lot like those people who want to bring in Mexicans to save a few bucks....\n\n2)Did anybody expect to see these massive protests divided along race lines?  I was shocked.\n\n3)Most Mexicans believe the the Southwest USA still rightfully belongs to Mexico.  A LOT of Mexican-American's believe that it rightfully belongs to Mexico.\n\n4)If you import enough Mexicans in too short a period of time (so that they do not become TRUE Americans) and give them voting rights, they will become the majority vote in many states.  The easiest states to get would be New Mexico and Arizona.  So, if they become the majority and vote to secede, what do we do?  Start a war?\n\n5)There is an underground movement calling for the return of the Southwest to Mexico.  There is also another movement calling for it to be a separate nation ruled by "the indigenous peoples."\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuWl8gMRzMTtRBRLQClIWgzsy6IX?qid=1006050101272\n\nThe most important thing to consider here is ethnic strife in other countries.  If you observe what's going on in Sweden and France with the Musim immigrants, you will see how an unassimilated group can cause serious problems.\n\nI don't think the bulk of Americans knew there was such a strong solidarity and anger in the Mexican/hispanic community.  If they can surprise like they did with this, who's to say they won't surprise us again with an even BIGGER request.  I don't think it will happen tomorrow.  But given mass illegal immigration and open borders, it sure could happen within 20 years, provided the Mexicans overwhelm the Southwestern states.
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My question is why did the writer of this article feel it was important that these are "large" men? Wouldn't any man in uniform or flashing a badge be imposing (and illegal)? Newswriters need to stay on topic and off-bias. \n\nIn answer to your question:  These are obviously disturbed individuals who are not going to be rehabilitated. I would advocate life at the very least. We do not need people like this roaming our streets.
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I am Rep. and I dont believe it ,nor do I agree with it..Why try to predict something that didnt happen anyway?Political bashing is ridiculous when we should act as one for America,not try to seperate the masses..
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I could be wrong but the information I had heard was that the Sudanese governemt had lost touch with a few of the rebel groups, and they were the ones that postponed the agreement in an attempt to settle with some other groups. The US in tern wanted them to come to agreement before the thrid deadline arrived, but did agree with their original postponement. Even now however, some groups remain outside the agreement with the Sudanese government.
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No predictions here. It is obvious. The answer is yes tomorrow they will meet and no nothing will come of it.  That place is in a mess and people are getting either killed by the thousands or leaving in droves by the thousand.  The only people left there soon will be the ones too poor to afford to move anywhere else. No one wants to admit the obvious it is a "CIVIL WAR". I've been in one to know one.
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Haven't heard of them.  Anyway, free speech is a two-way street - they are entitled to voice their opinion.  Just because they're calling for law, doesn't mean it will happen.  They very likely know such a law won't pass, and they're doing it for publicity, press, hype, airtime, and public discussion (just like this!) for their point of view.
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Congratulations in firing the first salvo.\n\nThe government should have paid very close attention to not just who was at the rallies, but which businesses were closed yesterday due to the rallies.  There should be an INS agent at every business that closed yesterday checking for illegals.  In addition, they should have an entire cadre of IRS agents with them as well, checking how many of these businesses are paying illegals under the table and avoiding all those lovely little taxes the rest of us get nailed for on April 15.
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Are there any native Americans left???I thought the genocide was fully succesful ... Naaa!I can't beleive that America failed in an easy task like that!!!This has blown all my dreams up about the americans now.:-PPP
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Ask your average Merikun dough-brain "What do you think about what's happening in Darfur Province in Sudan?" and they will most likely get that befuddled look you sometimes see on a slow child's face when someone brings up the subject of algebra...and if it isn't blazing across the crawl on FOXNEWS the people in charge DON'T CARE! It took two years to drag Clinton into Kosovo and Bosnia, maybe it will only take three to drag Bush into Darfur... it's a touchy situation though, the region is heavily populated by Muslims.... Wouldn't it be seen as just more American arrogance butting it's way into an internal conflict where we have no business? Wouldn't it create even more hatred of America in the Arab world if we barged into Sudan with an armed force, whether or not we called them PeaceKeepers? I see no easy solution to what's currently happening in Sudan. It's very reminiscent of the Hutu Vs. Tutsi conflict in Rwanda a few years back. Hardly anybody in America gave a $hiT back then and we weren't at war with terrorists then. Our military strength is already being stretched thin in Iraq... why should we worry about some poor African people who we DON'T see on T.V. every night? Sometimes the right thing to do isn't necessarily the smart thing to do if you're name is America.
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I am already involved in the sudanese genocide in Dufor.It really broke my heart to see the story.\n\nOver a million blacks have been forced from their homes by Arab militias backed by the government, into camps if they aren't raped/killed on the way as tens of thousands have been. Now, the rainy season is coming which will worsen the sickness and malnutrition already rampant in the camps and make it tougher for aid to get in.\n\n I have sent a small but helpful donation.I wish I could go there and do some hands on help...especuially with the children who are homeless and in trouble.\n\nA big thank you for posting this and making others aware!!!
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Oh there is outrage.  It just doesn't make the paper.  We are marching, we are writing,  we are talking.  Hopefully if will show up in the next election.  Even in Ohio where the next guy running for governor is in charge of the election, is head of the GOP in Ohio and is being supported by the mega churches.  He also says he see not conflict of interest in this situation. He is the same man in charge of giving Bush Ohio via the election irregularities that he claims didn't happen.  Like more Republican votes in Gahanna than there were registered voters.  Like having two voting machines that worked in mostly Democratic neighborhoods with a wait line of two to three hours while in the Republican neighborhoods it was a twenty minute wait.  I live here I know.  I live in Republican neighborhood.  Son lives in Democratic neighborhood.  We both vote.  Like having stock in the company he recommended for the contract for voting machines in Ohio where there is not curtain around the vote.  Eventually everybody gets caught.  Karma is a b**ch.  I just hope I will be around to see it.\nAnd if one more person talks about 9-11 I am going to scream.  There was not ONE Iraq terrorist in the bunch.  The majority of them were Saudis.
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I've been noticing that every time America hosts an anti-Israeli leader, a natural disaster hits America the same day. The more sin progresses; the more nature groans in response. I'm not surprised that things are progressing downward. As we legalize more sin, nature groans. Sooner or later, you'd think the world would see what's happening, but no....they close their blind eyes & says it's just coincidence.
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I care very deeply about this horrible situation--and follow it very closely.  Have you been following Nicholas Kristof's articles about the Genocide in the New York Times?  He writes about it regularly and has been trying to get the US government and the "bully pulpit" people like Bill O'Reilly to draw attention to Darfur.  He has even set up a collection to pay for Bill O'Reilly's trip to Darfur to raise the public's attention.  So far, O'Reilly has refused--saying he has "other commitments" (what commitments could be more important?)  If you get a chance look at www.nytimes.com and see if you can access the articles/video on Darfur.
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I didn't see any reports about Sudan by either George Clooney, Lisa Ling, or Oprah Winfrey, but the Islamist genocide and the fact that Osama has vowed to send members of Al-Qaida to protect the government if we protect the people has further cemented my belief that radical Islam is the cause of the problem, as it is in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Thailand, the Philippines, and other hot spots in the Muslim world, not to mention parts of the west where Fifth-Columnist Jihadists advocate war against the west, like in the USA, UK, and Continental Europe. In this case I say we should do the same thing in Sudan that we're doing in Iraq -- Overthrow the regime and kill any terrorists who try to take over!