Did they actually threaten to kill them or something? If so, I think that's pretty funny. People need to calm down because it’s just a joke and more than one God was mocked. However, the Muslims probably do not understand the comedy of it because they are of a different culture and that's understandable. Once again, it was probably radical Muslims that did this and they make everyone else look bad. We only judge people by those who we think represent them. I’m sure Muslims or anyone else judges us by listening to the ridiculous things Sarah Palin said like talking about religion and war in the same sentence.

Okay, I just want to make something clear for people, because American citizen,seem to be very confused about this whole illegal immigrant and citizen thing. Most people whom I meet are appalled when I tell them that I'm not a citizen. There are three different statuses one can have. You can be an illegal immigrant, a resident, or a citizen. An illegal immigrant is one who is undocumented and not on the books, we do not have record of these people living among us. A resident is one who has migrated from another country, is documented, pays taxes, but just doesn't want to be claimed by the U.S. because either they want to continue honoring their country or it's not in their interest. Third of all, you can be a U.S. citizen, one who pays taxes, is looked for in foreign countries if some kind of disaster happens and was born on U.S soil or went through the naturalization process.

It really ticks me off when people assume I'm illegal because I'm not a citizen, it's not an if this than that situation so do research and be more informed of your own government policies. And I believe all those who are documented in the U.S. should benefit from the Health Care Reform because we are all paying an equal price for it. Those who are not documented should be given residency which is not citizenship. That way these people can help pay for the Health Care Reform and contribute to the U.S. economy more effectively. People may think that people choose to stay illegal to avoid paying taxes but most of the people I've met are not documented because the government denies them the right and because they don't have the money because they are paid minimum wage by companies who exploit them.

One more thing, they're not illegal, they're going back to what was taken from them. For example, California, Texas and all the other ones that were mentioned in class. If we didn't take they're land, there wouldn't be illegal Mexicans coming into the U.S.

Wow your comment was imbecilic. No offense. So you’re saying we should just step all over whomever it takes to get to the top? On top of that we should just continue to oppress them? "The Native Americans surely tried to tell us not to come in illegally"? Oh yeah, because that term existed back then. If you don’t know your history, the Native Americans were friendly to the Pilgrims. They fed them and taught them their ways of survival in the Americas. Then the illegal immigrants turned their back on them and took over their land.
Life isn't fair? If you lived in the U.S. for say eighteen years, illegally, and had your wife, your kids, friends, and family here and you were deported back to your native country, would you just sit at the airport handcuffed to the other illegal immigrant by hand and foot and just say "Life isn't fair, oh well"?NO! You wouldn't. So for you to make this claim is just ridiculous. The situations are very much the same.
If Russia set foot on the U.S. today and said we want to claim your country ours and you can’t live here anymore would it be okay because it happens all the time? What if Russia, England, and France decide that they want to come to America for a better life and start a war against us? There’s no way you can say that the U.S. is too strong and would still defeat them.
How do you know the U.S. would win the war? The U.S. has not won a war starting with the Vietnam War. The U.S. gained independence from England ,which was the superpower back then, so that proves that even a small "colony" per say could be capable of winning a war against a great superpower.
If the United States didn’t exploit other countries and didn’t keep them poor and make it impossible for people to live there, people wouldn’t migrate here. The people that come here are poor and it costs over three-hundred dollars to get a Visa to come to the U.S. legally. When you’re living on two to five dollars a day, it’s impossible to even dream about coming here legally. And how can you just sit there with a grumbling stomach as you watch your child starve to death.
From your tone, it sounds like you’re proud that your forefathers committed genocide in order for you to be standing where you are today. I think it is unfair and that we should at least have some compassion for the people who are trying to make a better life for their family and for themselves. We shouldn’t think “Oh life is not fair,” instead we should try to make a difference somehow. You cannot even begin to understand what an illegal immigrant suffers on their journey here and while living here.
The American “empire” is strong but no empire exists forever. Take a look at the Roman Empire, a great fleet of soldiers and a huge conquered range of land and yet, the still fell. One day, all of the oppressed countries and probably the rest of the world is going to get tired of being “pushed around” and the American Empire will fall too.

Okay. So honestly, I found the Census form extremely confusing. I also found it offensive that Hispanics were singled out and put in a box by ourselves. The first question asked if I was Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Cuban or Other and if so to specify which type. At first when i saw the Hispanic box, I was like okay, check this box, but then it also said "this is not a race, please answer the next question as well." So I go to the next question and my choices are White, Black/African American/Negro, and American Indian or Alaskan India ( specify which tribe ) or other. I cannot choose any of the choices because first off, I'm not white, not black and not NATIVE AMERICAN...I'm of Spanish decent which is European which I guess would be considered white, then I'm also Indian (Inca) but the native Indian people of Ecuador migrated from China and the Asian continent, so what am i supposed to answer if it says "choose one."
I'll admit, I was somewhat uncomfortable and had a hard time deciding what to choose and so I asked one of my floor mates, whose Colombian what she put down and she answered "Hispanic and for race I put down Colombian," so that didn't help. Then one of my other floor mates asked me what I had put down because she wasn't sure what she should put down. It was so stupid, I think. In the end, I chose the other box and put down Mestizo as my race. However, I am not sure if everyone is familiar with the term, it means half Indian and half Spanish.
So not only was the Census form confusing but it was also offensive. I felt singled out when I saw the box that asked if I was Hispanic. I felt like the government is watching me and my people and trying to see how many of us are in the country and I honestly felt like they'd use the information to "control" the Hispanic population. I've noticed this singling out of Hispanics on many other forms though. On recent work applications, on surveys, on whatever form asks one about their race, the box that asks if one is Hispanic is present. I really don't like it and I wondered why it is? Why don't they have something similar for the Whites or Blacks or Asians?
I thought about it some more and I guess it may be because the highest number of immigrants in the U.S. right now is of Hispanic or Latino origin. However, I think, the census should do it based on what country the people are coming from because race is just too confusing, and Hispanics have so many different things they could be. We can’t all just be one type or race.

I can understand why you husband "dies a little" when he sees how Muslim culture is portrayed through the media. These discussions just lead back to "don't judge a book by it's cover." The cover would be all the idiots that represent us in a bad way. That's what people do, they judge before they meet and so that is why there are so many misunderstandings and in the big world, they lead to war. War can be prevented if people talk but I saw a documentary about war and it talked about how the U.S gets an economy booster after every war and I feel like that may be why we're at war and I'm sure it's for oil as well.

I really liked this lecture. I was really able to see the war in Iraq from the Muslim perspective. And now I feel like I really do understand why they are fighting back. I think about it and if I was in their place, cold, poor, and hungry, I too would fight for my country, for my family and for future generations. I feel like after this lecture, we can understand what being a suicide bomber really means. I also feel that religion is always going to be the cause of a war; it has been for a while now and will continue to be.

Affirmative action was implemented to help all those minority groups, either by race, gender, or ethnicity to have opportunities that weren’t available to them. So no, it doesn’t change my mind about it and doesn’t surprise me. Women make less money than men do even when they have the same amount of experience. It’s because of affirmative action that now women outnumber men in universities. More women are part of government, and head of companies. White women also make up the greatest portion of the population so by just that it should seem dumb to think that they aren’t the main beneficiaries of affirmative action.

Well… games like that are ridiculous, but sex culture in Japan is different. There are posters all over Japan that feature sexual content. Yet there is no national sex education program in Japan. I don’t think the government can do much in preventing the creation of that type of game, just limit who they can be sold to.
I can’t understand how the premise of the game came to the creator’s mind though… most games are used to create a form of escape into something “cooler” or whatever, but I can’t see the reason for wanting to go into a world like the one in the rape games. Besides the creator, what kind of person wants to play such games? It’s really a disturbing thought.

Most people who are illegal immigrants are Mexicans, and they don’t pose much of a threat to national security. They’re just trying to support their families back home since the economic conditions in their home countries are terrible; I bet it’s not much different than what his grandfather and family were doing, except back then immigrating only was as long as the trip and a few hours once the ship arrived. For those who want to come legally into the United States, a work visa could take months, even years to process. Illegal immigrants are those who take the jobs no one wants on farms, sanitation facilities, services and they pay taxes local, state and federal taxes. Those who are working “above the table” contribute to the Social Security fund. They pay taxes using a ITINs number that is only used for tax filing purposes. Oh and by the way, 9/11… weren’t those people here legally?
The United States does not have an official language, and I’m sure all those that live here have made an effort to learn to speak it because they know it’s in their best interest.
I agree our soldiers should come home, but not to set up base around the boarder; it would be a waste of time and resources to do so. There are reasons for some of our bases around the world. Their presence in other nations creates an alliance, we aren’t the strongest because we keep to ourselves—North Korea? China some hundred years ago?—we’re the strongest because we keep relations with other nations on peaceful grounds, we also provide aid when they are struggling so in case we ever need help they’ll be willing to return the favor. Some of the military presence in the Middle East for example is to protect concession and make sure that no attacks are made on the oil rigs which would devastate the economy here.
Just because Obama didn’t salute the flag, doesn’t mean he doesn’t love the United States. He’s making an incredible effort to get the economy back on track. Being over patriotic can be an issue, looking back at McCarthy and his efforts to stop all things that weren’t capitalist and un-American, whatever that means; modesty is the best policy… or was it honesty? Btw U-S-A!
He makes a good point on urging voters to make an effort to talk to their politicians to tell them what is important to them. This factor is overlooked in society and should be changed. With the internet it is easy to get into contact with local and state government with just an email.
Bill just seems like some dude with an opinion, exercising his first amendment the best he can and using the internet to get his point across. Good for him.