Not-so-strange bedfellows
Published by Sabotabby September 26th, 2007 in Immigration, Wingnuts
Paul Fromm with some of his other friends, agitating for the release of (deported) Canadian neo-Nazi Ersnt Zundel.
The recent Daily Show segment on immigration probably amused a lot of you, but had Canadian anti-racists nearly convulsive with laughter owing to a small detail that Jon Stewart inexplicably failed to mention.
The “immigration reform” guy they interviewed about the Mexican menace is a notorious neo-Nazi. As you can see in the photo above, taken at a rally in front of the Metro West Detention Centre (I was there, counter-protesting with Anti-Racist Action), Fromm has some friends who believe in UFOs, but not the Holocaust. Essentially, when Fromm says “the immigration lawyers” in that clip, he pretty much means “the Jews.”
It’s funny watching Fromm being made a fool of, especially for those of us who’ve had personal—shall we say interactions?—with the man. But I also posted about it because the connection between neo-Nazis and the anti-immigration contingent is kind of a no-brainer. And yet, I see anti-immigrant sentiment frequently handled with kid gloves, even by progressives.
Many of us have friends and family that take a less than sensible* stance on immigration, and receive from them annoying e-mail forwards about how They’re Taking Our Jobs. Next time you get one of those e-mails, take a moment to respond. Tell them that their country’s economy is dependent on immigrant labour (legal and otherwise), send them a link to this article, and remind them that the spokespeople of their movement are probably not the sort of people you want to associate with.
* And by “sensible,” I mean “free and open borders, status for all, no one is illegal.”
Oh god, the interview with Torres was hilarious.
I got really excited when I saw mention of Zundel. I thought this would be a post about Antarctica, but it was almost as good.
Thank you thank you thank you for the link. I am so tired of people here belly aching endlessly about ‘teh illegals’ I could scream, but good comebacks fail me.
I don’t know about Canada, but the myth about illegals getting free welfare, free grants to start businesses, free medical care and any other endless crap that I know isn’t true, but barring real facts, its hard to argue. People here are fed manufactured lies to provoke their paranoid fear and stoke the old fires of racism.
For all those right wing forwards: http://myrightwingdad.blogspot.com/
Is that guy on the right Jayne Cobb?!
Hello, Mr. Metzger! I am flattered that my post has attracted the attention of such a famous Nazi. However, owing to you being a Nazi, your comment has been replaced by a picture of my cat.
As official spokeswoman for the left, and somewhat of an advocate for environmental sustainability, I am pleased to announce that we have in fact solved the population problem. We will make room for the incoming Mexicans by offering you a free one-way ticket to the Fatherland, like we did for Herr Zundel.
Erin: Just what I needed, thanks!
Shira: I should be so lucky. Jayne Cobb, *sigh*.
That’s got to be the funniest thing I’ve seen on the internet this week.
I obviously need to read punkassblog more often. *nodnod*