Mr. Calderon, have a slight disagreement with you. ‘ In Arizona, a border state that often dabbles in xenophobic activity, we are currently witness to the disturbing rise in a white Christian nationalism that pushes anti-immigrant laws with the only purpose to dehumanize migrants and strip them of their dignity.’
Like you, I live in Arizona. I have spent my very long life living in Tucson where I went to school from elementary through college, with people of all races. Before retiring, I had done a lot of work along the border from Yuma to Douglas.
I see a lot of tolerance among some people, white, black, brown, Native American, Protestant. Catholic, Jew and others but more often see a lot of bigotry among what I believe are people that do not think deeply but go along with their herd.
An example, doing my work along the border, I had the experience of talking to many border patrol officers, many that were Latino. I, also, have the experience of knowing and interviewing many Latino men, born and raised in the USA, that hate immigrants, Mexicans that hate Mexicans.
I believe the White Christian Nationalist are the biggest problems, especially among Baptists and Mormons—but not the only problem; Bigotry is everywhere and, most likely, some bigotry about something touches most if not all of us
IMO, we all must be honest about ourselves, admit that some bigotry exists because of how we grew up, and control it and not let it control us.
We must work to be better humans. Unfortunately, that is not what one gets from religion.
Finally, I do not believe Arizona ‘dabbles’ in xenophobic behavior. I believe Arizona, for many, proudly embraces its current and past xenophobic beliefs. I see much more thought and development into ethics and morality among the secular than among the ‘true believer’ believer.
Mr. Calderon, have a slight disagreement with you. ‘ In Arizona, a border state that often dabbles in xenophobic activity, we are currently witness to the disturbing rise in a white Christian nationalism that pushes anti-immigrant laws with the only purpose to dehumanize migrants and strip them of their dignity.’
Like you, I live in Arizona. I have spent my very long life living in Tucson where I went to school from elementary through college, with people of all races. Before retiring, I had done a lot of work along the border from Yuma to Douglas.
I see a lot of tolerance among some people, white, black, brown, Native American, Protestant. Catholic, Jew and others but more often see a lot of bigotry among what I believe are people that do not think deeply but go along with their herd.
An example, doing my work along the border, I had the experience of talking to many border patrol officers, many that were Latino. I, also, have the experience of knowing and interviewing many Latino men, born and raised in the USA, that hate immigrants, Mexicans that hate Mexicans.
I believe the White Christian Nationalist are the biggest problems, especially among Baptists and Mormons—but not the only problem; Bigotry is everywhere and, most likely, some bigotry about something touches most if not all of us
IMO, we all must be honest about ourselves, admit that some bigotry exists because of how we grew up, and control it and not let it control us.
We must work to be better humans. Unfortunately, that is not what one gets from religion.
Finally, I do not believe Arizona ‘dabbles’ in xenophobic behavior. I believe Arizona, for many, proudly embraces its current and past xenophobic beliefs. I see much more thought and development into ethics and morality among the secular than among the ‘true believer’ believer.