So called apolitical meeting became a cesspool.

[Lady Bug]

I don't know which forum this belongs to. A priest (not mine) at church recommended that we attend a so-called "apolitical" presentation done by Hispanics. The presentation was at a different church. The presentation was supposed to be about the struggles of migrants irrespective of politics and was only going to focus on Church teachings regarding the matter.

Yeah right. Sigh. It doesn't matter right now who you side with politically, the direction of the presentation took a nosedive and inserted politics in a way that was completely uncalled for. Let me count the ways.

- It starts off by this seemingly liberal white woman saying that the only people who are truly not immigrants here are the Native Americans (I have a ton of sympathy for them, but I wish people would realize that we are romanticizing some of this - who's to say that no NA's did go to war with other tribes and take THEIR land either?)
- An Hispanic immigrant comes to the microphone and tells us how Trump wants America to be white again (race-baiting - hey I thought that this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics?)
- A white guy (rather, white guilt guy) came up to the mic and tells us how Trump is a narcissist (I thought this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics) and was talking against a federal judge who hid someone from the law who was supposed to be deported
- Another guy (or it could have been the same white guilt guy) said how we have a duty to take these immigrants in our house and hide them from ICE or be willing to break the law to take a migrant in our house

If these undocumented migrants have done nothing wrong, then why would it be considered breaking the law to take them in?

I thought this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics

 

[Michie]

I don't know which forum this belongs to. A priest (not mine) at church recommended that we attend a so-called "apolitical" presentation done by Hispanics. The presentation was at a different church. The presentation was supposed to be about the struggles of migrants irrespective of politics and was only going to focus on Church teachings regarding the matter.

Yeah right. Sigh. It doesn't matter right now who you side with politically, the direction of the presentation took a nosedive and inserted politics in a way that was completely uncalled for. Let me count the ways.

- It starts off by this seemingly liberal white woman saying that the only people who are truly not immigrants here are the Native Americans (I have a ton of sympathy for them, but I wish people would realize that we are romanticizing some of this - who's to say that no NA's did go to war with other tribes and take THEIR land either?)
- An Hispanic immigrant comes to the microphone and tells us how Trump wants America to be white again (race-baiting - hey I thought that this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics?)
- A white guy (rather, white guilt guy) came up to the mic and tells us how Trump is a narcissist (I thought this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics) and was talking against a federal judge who hid someone from the law who was supposed to be deported
- Another guy (or it could have been the same white guilt guy) said how we have a duty to take these immigrants in our house and hide them from ICE or be willing to break the law to take a migrant in our house

If these undocumented migrants have done nothing wrong, then why would it be considered breaking the law to take them in?

I thought this meeting wasn't supposed to be about politics

I would have walked out. Yeah a lot of people romanticized the Indians. They were quite vicious too. Taking slaves, land, annihilating other tribes. People like you endured are clueless. I’d complain to the priest about that apolitical promise.

 

[Lady Bug]

I would have walked out. Yeah a lot of people romanticized the Indians. They were quite vicious too. Taking slaves, land, annihilating other tribes. People like you endured are clueless. I’d complain to the priest about that apolitical promise.

I did complain but he hasn't responded yet. Darn, I was attacking the event but not him, but he might not think this. During the event, he walked up to the mic and expressed his disagreement with the way those two men acted.

And yes I should have walked out! I'm too polite for my own good.

 

[Michie]

I did complain but he hasn't responded yet. Darn, I was attacking the event but not him, but he might not think this. During the event, he walked up to the mic and expressed his disagreement with the way those two men acted.

And yes I should have walked out! I'm too polite for my own good.

It’s never good to advertise an apolitical anything these days. The majority are politically deranged anymore. They do not know what apolitical means.

 

[Susie~Q]

That sounds awful, I would have walked out and not said a word. Man, you don't need that kind of negativity, especially in church.