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Xispas
Viewpoint:
Cobain or King?
By Oscar Barajas
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Sometimes
the world has this way of depressing me beyond words. Last
week there were countless tributes to Kurt Cobain and I
was hard pressed to find any for the Reverend Martin Luther
King Jr. Don’t get me wrong. Kurt Cobain will always be
one of the most talented voices of what I consider my generation,
but he will never compare with Martin Luther King.
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I
mean Mr. Cobain’s music might have influenced my life, but
it did not change it. The only place where I was able to
get my MLK fix was on some independent radio station which
ran a couple of his speeches. The good thing was that they
kind of omitted the famous I HAVE A DREAM speech. You remember
that speech, don’t you? It’s the very same speech that in
1996, Republicans used as a ploy to scapegoat affirmative
action as a racist institution before moving forward and
crucifying it.
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Who
would have thought California Governor Pete Wilson would
show us the light by showing us that there is nothing more
racist than ignoring the content of someone’s character.
And let’s face it, Republicans always have our best interest
and are therefore the best judges of character. They call
themselves the original party of abolitionists. After all
they are part of Abraham Lincoln’s political party, the
REPUBLICAN PARTY!
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So
is it more shocking or surprising that their last bright
war tactical effort was the Civil War? I’m not counting
either of the Persian Gulf Wars because that was just an
exercise in capitalistic gangbanging. Modern day Republicans
stand on a platform of morality because they have little
else to stand on. They have spearheaded an effort that has
plunged this nation into an ever increasing unpopular war.
I listen to a lot of talk radio as these callers call up
and insist that the United States needs to finish off its
enemies, and the best way to do that is by finishing this
war. I have to ponder if we are finishing the war or if
the war is finishing us.
Oscar
Barajas hails from East Los Angeles, where he works for
the system--the educational system!
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