“If Che were still alive I would hope he were on trial for his crimes. He wouldn’t, for example, enjoy the immunity of his pal in murder, Castro, that being a Head of State offers. But then it’s true, the British Establishment does work in wondrous ways, as does the international one. Kill people for […]
Archive for the 'Chicanoism' Category
Jul14th2006
Jul13th2006
What Does Exploitation Mean?
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Chicanoism, Economics, FreeTrade, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Myths and Poverty. 15 CommentsIt is often heard that transnational corporations are evil for ‘exploiting’ underdeveloped countries ‘cheap labor’ by opening up businesses there and if only corporations would stop their ‘exploitation’, the economies in those countries would improve.
Matt McIntosh, writing in Tech Central Station disagrees and in the process explains some economic principles:
Let us say that I am […]
Jun28th2006
The Unshakeable Faith of the Left
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Chicanoism, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 12 CommentsObserver, a friend of mine who is familiar to long time readers of my blog, wrote this good article titled, “The Unshakeable Faith of the Left” on ‘Institutional Racism’ and the general unshakable philosophy of the left. The full article is posted below:
Many of us “minorities” are expected to bow and acquiesce to a […]
Jun6th2006
I Can’t Stand Radical Chicanoism
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Academia, Chicanoism, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 34 CommentsI can’t stand radical, and even most forms of moderate, Chicanoism. A case in point is Marcos Aguilar, most known for assisting in occupying (and laying to waste) the Faculty Center at UCLA in 1993 that resulted in the creation of the Chicano Studies major dept.
Aguilar is back in the spotlight, as founder and principal […]
Apr21st2005
Che vs Pinochet?
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Chicanoism, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 6 CommentsWhile many would find it repulsive to see someone else wearing a Pinochet shirt, Fredrik Segerfeldt writes that if given the choice between Pinochet and Che, he would pick a Pinochet shirt.
He explains why:
Let us therefore look back at the legacy of the two men. Both Che and Pinochet are obviously murderers and in favour […]
Oct9th2004
More Hispanics Needed In The Sciences
Published by in Chicanoism, General and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 7 CommentsCaution, rant to follow…
[rant]I am taking two upper division courses at UC San Diego, Device Physics and Active Circuit Design. I know a lot of the material already from my undergrad, but I am planning on getting my masters in EE from there, so I figured a refresher would be good.
These are typical undergrad […]
