May 1st 2006 - Great American Boycott of 2006

[juanv1122]

http://www.workers.org/2006/us/may-day-0427/

NO SCHOOL OR WORK on MAY 1st 2006.
Tell everyone you
> > know not to attend
> > school and tell your parents NOT to work. The Movie:
> > "A Day Without A
> > Mexican" will become a reality. ALL IMMIGRANTS
> > (latinos, africans, germans,
> > irish, asians, etc.) must work together to make this
> > happen to prove to
> > everyone that the U.S. is NOTHING without our
> > economic input. On May 1st,
> > 2006, DON'T EVEN GO INTO THE STREETS!!!!!!....DON'T
> > BUY ANYTHING!!!!!!!!
> > Stay at home and relax. Watch the U.S Struggle
> > without our economic and
> > labor power.
> >
> > May 1st will be the day the government loses tons of
> > money and realizes who
> > really runs this country. In CA, TX, FL, and NY,
> > Latinos comprise the
> > BIGGEST Economic Power.
> >
> > REPOST THIS AND SPREAD THE WORD!
> >
> > **If you are going to be involved please do it with
> > class and dignity our
> > people should be known for! Don't act stupidly,
> > because not only will you
> > make yourself look bad, but you will make ALL OF US!
> > Look bad. Represent the
> > Latino community with pride and honor. People will
> > expect us to riot and go
> > nuts but show them that we are BETTER. And not
> > stereotype.
> >
> > ****MAY 1ST WILL BE THE DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS!!!!!!
> >
> > Repost, Forward or Email THIS IF YOU'RE BEHIND YOUR
> > PEOPLE AND AGREE WITH
> > HOW WE FEEL AND WHAT WE BELIEVE..
> >
> > Remember that this Law will affect ALL RACES not
> > only Latinos/Mexicans in
> > this country; it will affect everyone both now and
> > in generations to come.
> > Let us continue the great effort of cooperation
> > shown on March 25, 2006 in
> > Los Angeles, CA. The world will know that we are
> > serious, and that our
> > efforts are for all people and our human rights!
> > Thank you for your
> > co-operation. Please Forward to take
> > part!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > !!!!!!!!!!MAY 1ST......DON'T FORGET!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Please Spread the word and REPOST This IF YOU'RE
> > WITH US!!!!!!

[gammawolf]

I've already taken the day off. I'll be in downtwon San Diego on Monday!

[SmokeG305]

may 1st is my bday...





screw the boycott, im going out

[thx007]

Originally Posted by juanv1122

"not to attend school"

"tell your parents NOT to work"

"prove to everyone that the U.S. is NOTHING without our economic input"

"watch the U.S Struggle"

"realizes who really runs this country"

Um... this sounds like a great way to join hands with the rest of America's workers and small businesses. Legal immigration... yes! Illegal... no. Let's send 6 million folks to Mexico without going through immigration and see what support/benefits they receive.

But to add... we should have a better immigration system that allows a migrant farm worker the same benefit of the doubt as a SW Engineer from India gets. And while deportation is a valid option for any country, I don't think that families should be criminalized as felons. Save that honor for the coyotes who constantly run them across the border.

Loving Mexico... I just look forward to the day that our friend to the south can sustain a strong enough economy that natives WANT to stay there because of good opportunities in-country. That's a win for everyone.

[gammawolf]

Originally Posted by thx007

But to add... we should have a better immigration system that allows a migrant farm worker the same benefit of the doubt as a SW Engineer from India gets. And while deportation is a valid option for any country, I don't think that families should be criminalized as felons. Save that honor for the coyotes who constantly run them across the border.

Loving Mexico... I just look forward to the day that our friend to the south can sustain a strong enough economy that natives WANT to stay there because of good opportunities in-country. That's a win for everyone.

+1

I'll be there hoping to rattle some cages and get some sort of ball rolling in D.C. This is long over due. Whether it's the 80s, the 90s, now, or ten years from now, something must be done.

[UTROD03]

this is so rediculous to me. i don't care if i'm gonna catch flack. they're here ILLEGALLY. i can't go to some country i'm not a citizen of and demand government assistance or amnesty. soooooooooo rediculous. how about they go back to their home country, who obviously could give less than a shit about them, and see what they do? maybe bush and vicente will stop humping eachother long enough for something to actually get done.

and i hope every single immigrant that decides they want to skip work at the job they ILLEGALLY work at gets fired for that shit....especially if they start waiving mexican flags in AMERICAN streets.

[UTROD03]

Originally Posted by thx007

Um... this sounds like a great way to join hands with the rest of America's workers and small businesses. Legal immigration... yes! Illegal... no. Let's send 6 million folks to Mexico without going through immigration and see what support/benefits they receive.

But to add... we should have a better immigration system that allows a migrant farm worker the same benefit of the doubt as a SW Engineer from India gets. And while deportation is a valid option for any country, I don't think that families should be criminalized as felons. Save that honor for the coyotes who constantly run them across the border.

Loving Mexico... I just look forward to the day that our friend to the south can sustain a strong enough economy that natives WANT to stay there because of good opportunities in-country. That's a win for everyone.

the engineer from india gets a pass 'cause he uses his brain to work. farm workers can be bred. in fact, generations back, they were. you can't breed engineers. this country needs brains especially since the public school system here sucks, kids are apathetic, and their parents are generally to wrapped up in trying to keep the lights on due to inflation of living expenses and a stagnation of their wages.

[Fastforward]

So - the whole immigration debate has been covered in another thread already.


Meanwhile, my only comment to this "Great American Boycott" is that it is NEITHER Great nor American.

And of course what better way to show you are legitimately interested in becoming part of the American way, its culture, and its economic way of life, but to strike on May Day. May day has always been the day of protests and demonstrations typically by the radical Left. Communism, Socialism, anarchists demonstrating against the anti-capitalist topic du jour.

Funny, but I have a feeling the economy won't come to a grinding halt and I will be no more effected than by to have to switch channels to avoid the nonsense on the evening news.

[Dizz]

Whatever...
I got shit to take care of.

[jayelleseven]

Originally Posted by UTROD03

the engineer from india gets a pass 'cause he uses his brain to work. farm workers can be bred. in fact, generations back, they were. you can't breed engineers. this country needs brains especially since the public school system here sucks, kids are apathetic, and their parents are generally to wrapped up in trying to keep the lights on due to inflation of living expenses and a stagnation of their wages.

guess thats why Blacks and Hispanic are the 2 lowest scoring ethnic groups/races on tests such at the SATs

N farmers cannot be bred, ppl are either too lazy to do it on a small scale or dont have the 'brain' power to effectively use technology on the large scale, let alone the business management side.

farming has never been easy, jus a necessity

Is is true that engineers make up a minute portion of the population, jus like lawyers, doctors, economists, physicians, etc

[UTROD03]

Originally Posted by jayelleseven

guess thats why Blacks and Hispanic are the 2 lowest scoring ethnic groups/races on tests such at the SATs

N farmers cannot be bred, ppl are either too lazy to do it on a small scale or dont have the 'brain' power to effectively use technology on the large scale, let alone the business management side.

farming has never been easy, jus a necessity

Is is true that engineers make up a minute portion of the population, jus like lawyers, doctors, economists, physicians, etc

how did you get the reasoning for why blacks and hispanics are the lowest scoring ethnic groups from what i said? if you're still in college, take a sociology class. take an american history one too. better yet, take one that relates the two. my guess is that in a week, you'll learn why blacks and hispanics score lower, why there's yet to be a female president, and why i heard some clown on fox news last night pose the question, "can the duke kids get a fair trial?." i wonder when the last time a rich white guy asked if a minority was going to get a fair trial for some shit?

regardless,

these mexicans are illegal. this country will not shut down if they decide not to work for a day. my guess is the smart ones actually go to work. they value their jobs and the livlihoods of their families enough not to risk either for a bunch of "high-profile" mexicans, who are likely citizens, getting on tv telling them not to go work. i can gaurantee you that there's no way in hell to convince a factory worker from pittsburgh, a mine worker from west virginia, an offshore rig worker from tx, a logger from cali, or an asian family who's earned citizenship and built a solid base in this country that they deserve shit when they skip work to waive mexican flags on national tv. all it's going to do is piss them and i off.

[gammawolf]

^^^ I laughed so hard when I read Jayelle's response, but I was curious to hear what'd you'd say. I was expecting a "WTF???"

[basetecchild]

Does that mean Taco Bell and McDonalds will be closed that day?

[Phelan]

I'll skip part of work; but only because I have to get my car assessed and renew my tags.

[basetecchild]

So no Taco Bell?