Posts tagged discourse

'Anti-Illegal Immigration' is a...

By Prerna on July 16, 2009
‘Anti-Illegal Immigration’ is a euphemism for Anti-Immigrant

“So if the government designates a term [alien] for a group of people, I don’t see what makes it pejorative…” -NumbersUSA Uh-huh, similarly, when the state labels people as ‘Gooks’ and ‘Niggers,’ there is absolutely no pejorative. NumbersUSA also cringes at the phrase ‘illegal immigrant’ because they consider... [+]

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16Jul

The Perversion of Tolerance - I...

By Prerna on November 14, 2008
The Perversion of Tolerance – I Don’t want to be ‘Tolerated’ and neither should you

Tolerance is intolerant and demands assimilation. —Herman Broch, cited in the Jewish Museum, Vienna, Austria Conversely, what is proclaimed and practiced as tolerance today, is in many of its ... [+]

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14Nov

Wall Street Collapse? Another Crisis...

By Prerna on September 25, 2008
Wall Street Collapse? Another Crisis of Capitalism

var likeParams = ['abcdef0123456789','drawerbutton']; I wish I had the ability to be shocked when I hear about a ‘deep crisis’ that can cause staggering losses (a cyclical crisis of capitalism), a $700 billion bailout for private sector cronies and John McCain canceling a 2-3... [+]

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25Sep

The flawed logic of either/or -...

By Prerna on June 7, 2008
The flawed logic of either/or – Creating spaces for intervention

black/white, straight/gay, women/men, left/right, us/them, American/Un-American, nativist/humanist, legal/illegal, liberal/conservative anti-corporate/anti-labor, capitalism/communist, butch/femme, inside/outside, developed/undeveloped, top/bottom, public/private… Our world is tainted in simplistic, dualistic undertones since we are young and we grow up conditioned to think in this manner. It starts from the household where pink... [+]

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07Jun

Marking The Anniversary of 'Illegal...

By Prerna on May 7, 2008
Marking The Anniversary of ‘Illegal Immigration’

May 6, 1882 is the date for the birth of ‘illegal immigration.’ Like most social concerns that are only deemed as a ‘problem’ when it benefits the state, the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States, the so-called ‘yellow peril’ and ‘Asian invasion’ now... [+]

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07May

Tackling the anti-DREAM Act rhetoric

By Prerna on March 8, 2008
Tackling the anti-DREAM Act rhetoric

Most of the online news articles referring to the DREAM Act and undocumented students are marked with anti-illegal immigration comments ranging from "illegal is illegal" to "they are criminals, deport their a$$es" to "send them back home with their parents." However ignorant and uninformed the comments,... [+]

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08Mar

Noam Chomsky - Reference

By Prerna on January 6, 2008
Noam Chomsky – Reference

The following is a list of books and resources that I find interesting and referencing here for educational, non-commercial purposes. Noam Chomsky - Noam Chomsky – 2003.08.11 – Preventive war, the supreme crime.pdf !! Noam Chomsky – Failed States.pdf Noam Chomsky – 5 books.pdf Noam Chomsky... [+]

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06Jan

And so, national security is...

By Prerna on November 19, 2007
And so, national security is diametrically opposed to human security

Lets see. Critical Security Studies has been a prime interest since I was 16 years old and running the Terror Talk/Threat Construction Kritik at policy debate tournaments. I won rounds solely on the basis of this — I remember my debate coach once remarked that... [+]

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19Nov