Comments on: Passports are Racist http://www.vincevincevince.com/16/passports-are-racist In my humble opinion... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:53:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: vincevincevince http://www.vincevincevince.com/16/passports-are-racist/comment-page-1#comment-482 vincevincevince Thu, 13 May 2010 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.vincevincevince.com/?p=16#comment-482 James, you are thinking about how you might acquire citizenship without first asking whether it should exist at all. To have certain laws, rights, responsibilities and privileges which apply to *residents* makes sense, but to use the rather arbitrary (and as I have discussed, basically race-based) concept of citizenship doesn't. What would happen if we dropped the concept of citizenship altogether? Right to reside, rather than being an inherited right, would be a personal question: do you agree to live under the laws of this state? If you agree, then you should have just as much right to live in the state as as anyone else whether their great grandparent lived there or not. James, you are thinking about how you might acquire citizenship without first asking whether it should exist at all. To have certain laws, rights, responsibilities and privileges which apply to *residents* makes sense, but to use the rather arbitrary (and as I have discussed, basically race-based) concept of citizenship doesn’t. What would happen if we dropped the concept of citizenship altogether? Right to reside, rather than being an inherited right, would be a personal question: do you agree to live under the laws of this state? If you agree, then you should have just as much right to live in the state as as anyone else whether their great grandparent lived there or not.

]]> By: James http://www.vincevincevince.com/16/passports-are-racist/comment-page-1#comment-481 James Thu, 13 May 2010 17:32:30 +0000 http://www.vincevincevince.com/?p=16#comment-481 I'm also a little mystified. If I'm born in the U.S. (which I was), but I'm not automatically granted the same citizenship as my parents (also born in the U.S), on what basis then can I be granted citizenship here or anywhere else? If you're saying life is unfair, I agree with you, but I don't believe human beings have the ability to dispense fairness across a planetary population. As Jesus said, "the poor will be with you always", at least until he returns. I’m also a little mystified. If I’m born in the U.S. (which I was), but I’m not automatically granted the same citizenship as my parents (also born in the U.S), on what basis then can I be granted citizenship here or anywhere else?

If you’re saying life is unfair, I agree with you, but I don’t believe human beings have the ability to dispense fairness across a planetary population. As Jesus said, “the poor will be with you always”, at least until he returns.

]]> By: vincevincevince http://www.vincevincevince.com/16/passports-are-racist/comment-page-1#comment-9 vincevincevince Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:21:16 +0000 http://www.vincevincevince.com/?p=16#comment-9 Hi James; in a way... I am trying to show that the principles of labelling people by citizenship are little different (in practical terms) than labelling them by race. If you see my logic there, then the next part is to ask why discriminating by citizenship is somehow fine but discriminating by race is considered a great social evil. Hi James; in a way… I am trying to show that the principles of labelling people by citizenship are little different (in practical terms) than labelling them by race. If you see my logic there, then the next part is to ask why discriminating by citizenship is somehow fine but discriminating by race is considered a great social evil.

]]> By: James Chew http://www.vincevincevince.com/16/passports-are-racist/comment-page-1#comment-5 James Chew Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:15:52 +0000 http://www.vincevincevince.com/?p=16#comment-5 I am not sure I follow you. Can you b more clear? You are saying that one race is also one same citizneship?? I am not sure I follow you. Can you b more clear? You are saying that one race is also one same citizneship??

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