tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post2024728419387440156..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Synchroblog on immigrationSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-36955469100723287062010-09-16T20:10:23.000+02:002010-09-16T20:10:23.000+02:00yeah, I still follow the religionrap group. Most ...yeah, I still follow the religionrap group. Most of the stuff on there doesn't interest me, and I haven't had the time or energy to write up something that would interest me and try to introduce to the group.Jarredhttp://musings.northerngrove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-4541422562605532652010-09-16T05:06:47.015+02:002010-09-16T05:06:47.015+02:00Jarred,
Yes, it is the original synchroblog grou...Jarred, <br /><br />Yes, it is the original synchroblog group, which was started as a specifically Christian one. <br /><br />The interfaith one doed because a lack of interest. The Religionrap discussion forum continues, but the only people active on it are a Jew and a liberal Protestant whose copnversations seem to turn quickly to the minutiae of American or Israeli politics. As one of them doesn't blog it wouldn't be much of a vehicle for the promotion of interfauth synchroblogging.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-65296202640600571482010-09-15T23:37:18.660+02:002010-09-15T23:37:18.660+02:00Steve,
If this is the same synchroblog I think it...Steve,<br /><br />If this is the same synchroblog I think it is, they've historically kept it a Christian-only synchroblog. A couple years ago, a non-Christian (not me) inquired about participating, there was a discussion about it, and it was decided to keep the synchroblogs limited to Christians. In fact, I believe that was the same discussion that eventually resulted in you starting the religionrap group and even trying a couple of interfaith synchroblogs. (I miss those, by the way.)Jarredhttp://musings.northerngrove.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-72913772688182824692010-09-10T17:05:31.631+02:002010-09-10T17:05:31.631+02:00Thanks Steve, I'll look into that. I'm qui...Thanks Steve, I'll look into that. I'm quite familiar with Orthocuban, and have been following him for a long time. Good fellow.Magotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-79214219441960931582010-09-10T11:32:38.584+02:002010-09-10T11:32:38.584+02:00Skylding,
Check Sonnie Sventson-Forbes's cont...Skylding,<br /><br />Check Sonnie Sventson-Forbes's contribution. <br /><br />For the real insider story, see <a href="http://www.orthocuban.com/about-me/" rel="nofollow">About me | OrthoCuban</a>.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-72024290197027744532010-09-10T05:34:52.445+02:002010-09-10T05:34:52.445+02:00Steve - initially yes, but in the comments section...Steve - initially yes, but in the comments section, when the argument got heated, the real McCoy came forward - it turns out that many of those are more upset that it is "brown people" (ie Hispanics, the strange term they invented for everybody south of the Border) that are coming in than anything else: "They steal our jobs, they are by nature more violent, they do badly at school, they don't integrate" blah blah. <br /><br />By insider, I mean how the average American thinks. Happily enough, there were just as many people, if not more, expressing their disgust at such racist drivel. <br /><br />Especially intruiging is the fact that 100+ years ago, in the US, they said exactly the same things about....<br /><br />the Irish.<br /><br />so as I said, the spark to the debate was human trafficking, but it went much further, quite quickly.Magotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-70537901378688383262010-09-10T05:21:46.290+02:002010-09-10T05:21:46.290+02:00Skylding, having looked at the post you mention, a...Skylding, having looked at the post you mention, at <a href="http://www.geneveith.com/horror-in-mexico/_6261/" rel="nofollow">Horror in Mexico | Cranach: The Blog of Veith</a>, I'd say it's not so much about immigration <i>per se</i>, but more about human trafficking. <br /><br />Though the two are sometimes related, I think they are separate issues.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-68090637814354930952010-09-10T05:13:04.288+02:002010-09-10T05:13:04.288+02:00Skylding,
by "insiders" do you mean tha...Skylding,<br /><br />by "insiders" do you mean that the participants were themselves illegal immigrants?Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-18069427974859839592010-09-09T21:50:46.150+02:002010-09-09T21:50:46.150+02:00I forgot the link! It is http://www.geneveith.com/...I forgot the link! It is http://www.geneveith.com/horror-in-mexico/_6261/Magotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-85468487875300112922010-09-09T21:50:26.416+02:002010-09-09T21:50:26.416+02:00Steve, if you want an insiders view on such an arg...Steve, if you want an insiders view on such an argument about (illegal) immigration, I'll refer you to a post on a blog some time ago, where the argument in the comments got quite heated (it went on to 236 comments). It is wothwhile to read/scan through the comments, as mostly Americans of various persuasions took part. I also took part, under my real first name.Magotty Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039164409659890130noreply@blogger.com