Serigne Diouf - The Man Whose Girlfriend Was Punched by a drunk racist in Bellingham, WA

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Maybe 1/20 th of it

Many bigots learned it at home. Maybe it was subtle - maybe it was blatant. Zamora at 26 didn't just all of a sudden lose a job due to a trade deal.

My parents were run off the road in 1970 (black man/white woman) - how do you explain that? NAFTA didn't exist then. How do you explain those who don't believe this way who have been impacted by the economy? Why do we give white folks a pass due to hardship and poverty - but not black folks?

My theory? Zamora is a loser who never even tried to reach for the brass ring.

We have a tale of two men - about the same age. One an immigrant from Africa the other native born. One doing the right things - one making an ACTIVE choice to do the wrong thing. Regardless of his "oh woe is me the corporate plutocrat oligarch overlords" sob story - he could have made a better choice.

You come across - it may not be intentional - as trying to give me a sob story about a victim of America.

I don't buy that. White men - have plenty of opportunities . . . And yep - married to one - who also happens to be an immigrant that came here with savings and a dream. The recent " middle aged white men suicide stories" - his peers - have him rolling his eyes. Any other 46 year old white guy could have made a choice to start a business that caters to the rich and above. And that business has left him with seriously calloused hands. Achy bones, sore shoulders, and a trigger finger. He showers after work.

Regarding the airwaves - they aren't entirely to blame. The airwaves played a part in Rwanda - but the Hutus had to be open to it. Same as in America. And putting the blame on "recent pols" let's Newt and his Contract On America cronies off the hook. It lets Reagan off the hook for his speech in Philadelphia Mississippi. It says - hey! All of those years where your parents and grandparents and in Zamora's case possibly Great Grandparents - benefited off of Government Policies enacted in the 30's, 40's, and 50's that allowed them to get ahead while DELIBERATELY shutting black Americans out - disregard that.

Because - NAFTA.

So not buying it.

Personal Responsibility to oneself and to not be a criminal and beat up strangers. Personal Responsibility and being raised right. His parents are epic failures - not America. He is an epic failure. Epic. I hope this haunts him every time he applies for a job for the rest of his life.

And the cop? He needs to be written up. He is lazy at best and incompetent at worst.

That is the only job in America where if you don't follow the rules and best procedures of compliance you get a cookie and a gold star.

This would be like my analyst who leads on OFAC/BIS review telling Global Customer Service - sure! Send a phone to Thomas Butler while he's in Kenya! Doesn't matter he's on the list and brought unauthorized bubonic plague back the last time he went to Africa. Sure no biggie.

Not only would she be fired - but she woud also be charged, prosecuted, have to pay a fine, and possibly lose her right to ship inside/outside of the US. HER - not the Company. The individual working is at fault.


Funny how us corporate overlord plutocrat oligarchs types - don't get to do the same things cops do.