Jena 6

Just recently, at a local high school in Jena Louisiana, there was a dispute between a group of black and white students. It appears as though a couple of black students sat under a tree that was normally occupied by white students of the school. Angry, these white students then hung three nooses from the tree. This of course caused some racial frustration which resulted in a fight between them and ended with no serious injuries. Local officials became involved, they arrested and charged the group of black students who were also expelled from the high school. But for the group of white students, they were only given mere warnings and a couple of suspensions. This obviously brought up some controversy which is why Eugene Robinson has confronted this topic in his article. Being an African American himself, he is outraged that the united states could go for so long without racism, only to have it come back again. He explains that both the white and the black students were equally involved and you have to treat them equally.

Obviously Mr. Robinson is right, it’s absolutely ridiculous that we can go for so long with having to think of these kinds of things. For a lot of us we have come to accept the difference between race and agree that equality is a good thing. Mr. Robinson was upset that this issue wasn’t taken very seriously, in fact, it was only brought up because of some bloggers who found this incredibly ridiculous. I totally agree with him, i can’t believe that this kind of occurrence could be kept under the covers or why no one found this upsetting. At the end of Eugene’s article he put a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.: “€œinjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Drive Time for the ‘Jena 6′

 

In or Out?

 Bill Richardson believes strongly that we need to pull out of Iraq immediately. And when i say immediately i mean he already has the escape plan all set up and ready to be executed. He feels that a slow evacuation would be an incredibly bad idea and refers to the Vietnam War where Nixon pulled American troops out slowly and in the process ended up with 21,000 dead American soldiers in his hands. Not only that, but once we got out communists came in and took over immediately. Bill also feels that are American forces are now only hindering the situation more. By staying in Iraq we are preventing other countries from helping to stabilize Iraq. When we leave neighboring countries will realize that if Iraq falls they will suffer consequences and be motivated to help. By doing this we will not only be able to help Iraq by getting neighboring countries involved but we will also be able to concentrate on finding the terrorists who attacked us on September 11.

Mr. Richardson seems to be pretty confidante in his decision on this topic, and that is what makes me sceptical of it all. If he finds it to be such and easy decision than i feel as though he has not thought it all the way through. But that is only an feeling because i am sure he has thought it through considering he is running for president. But then i am left with the conclusion that he is ignoring arguments from the other side because this is a topic that has been discussed over and over again and has never come to a simple conclusion that Mr. Richardson is suggesting in his article. Although i do have to admit that he makes some excellent points on why we should pull out. I just feel that some of his expectations could be quite a stretch. Making the decision to pull out can become a serious problem if his defence, that neighboring countries will come to aid Iraq, doesn’t quite happen. And if it does fail, all of that time and money we invested into this operation will be completely wasted. I like his idea, but when it comes right down to it i think it is way to risky.
“Why We Should Exit Iraq Now” by Bill Richardson (full text)

iOver Paid

In this text Eugene Robinson refers to the iPhone and how its price was cut down by a third in about a month after it came out in America. This is of course a big deal because all the people that waited in line over night to pay $600 for this incredible piece of technology were just ripped off. Now anyone who wants to can buy the iPhone for $200 cheaper, and all they had to do was wait a month. And what makes the whole situation worse is that Steve Jobs, the chief executive of apple, responds to this uproar by saying: “that’s technology”. He goes into further detail on what Jobs said about technology and his understanding of his customers.

I personally agree with Mr. Robinson when he says he would be outraged if he had purchased and iPhone at its original price only to find out that you could have saved $200 if i just waited a month. But on the other hand i think that those customers only have themselves to blame. They failed to understand that this is America, anyone will do anything to earn an extra buck and that is exactly what Apple did. Like every other company would, they overpriced the iPhone when it first came out and when all of the huge Apple fanatics came and bought it they shifted there target audience to those who are interested but lack a strong motivation. That motivation is a better deal. I’m sorry for those who paid the extra $200 but just like what Jobs and Robinson said, that’s technology.
“Poked in the i” by Eugene Robinson (full text)

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