tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post8078909141904122530..comments2023-04-23T00:17:28.060-07:00Comments on Fires never extinguished: A blog of the Phoenix Class War Council: When the Border Is Everywhere: Examining the Resistance to Speed Cameras and Border Checkpoints in Arizona.Jon Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17299802548928505223noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-62226863238710242362010-10-02T02:44:16.584-07:002010-10-02T02:44:16.584-07:00"Expatriate" is not a race, and even if ..."Expatriate" is not a race, and even if pastor Anderson did have a problem with expats(which he doesn't) It would still not be "defending a racist political position".?https://www.blogger.com/profile/06553653766338944755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-73988036435273075082010-10-01T03:42:46.065-07:002010-10-01T03:42:46.065-07:00I think what you're misunderstanding is the di...I think what you're misunderstanding is the difference between being overtly racist and defending a racist political position.Phoenix Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312328294843841459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-80648269257190163062010-05-04T13:52:19.466-07:002010-05-04T13:52:19.466-07:00If you don't like pastor Anderson just say so,...If you don't like pastor Anderson just say so, but don't dishonestly label the man as a racist when he has never expressed any racist sentiment. The congregation at Faithful Word Baptist Church is a very diverse one, and pastor Anderson frequently preaches sermons against racism. I'm certain there are countless views that he does actually hold that you could find to disagree with him on without making up lies.<br /><br />If you really want to know his view of racism/racists you can hear it from his own mouth. <br /><br />http://faithfulwordbaptist.org/120306a.mp3?https://www.blogger.com/profile/06553653766338944755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-67135067948998581332010-02-20T21:29:59.524-08:002010-02-20T21:29:59.524-08:00Thank you for the interesting reading suggestion, ...Thank you for the interesting reading suggestion, I'll definitely check it out.Phoenix Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312328294843841459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-198028457775436052010-02-16T06:43:51.190-08:002010-02-16T06:43:51.190-08:00Hi there. I just came across your piece, and found...Hi there. I just came across your piece, and found it very interesting reading. I'm a researcher from the United Kingdom, and I've looked at the resistance to speed cameras here. <br /><br />We wrote an article last year, published in the free-to-access journal 'surveillance and society' and I think it mirrors many of the points that you have made here, and it is interesting to see the points of similarity and difference.<br /><br />In the UK the opposition is conservative, and libertarian (although that political tradition is perhaps less well developed here) and it does seem to encourage surveillance and control directed at others. We didn't identify such a strong racial dimension here, as you do in Arizona.<br /><br />Our conclusion was that resistance to surveillance technologies such as speed cameras was more likely to emerge when it contradicted identities that groups had constructed for themselves (as inherently non-criminal, 'normal' and respectable), but that this resistance would be individualistic rather than solidarist. <br /><br />If the paper might be any use to you, you can check it out at this link: <br /><br />http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/ojs/index.php/journal/article/view/individualism/individualism<br /><br />- DavidDavid Barnard-Willshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283743901222439219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-31123997958204396642009-11-17T08:44:50.867-08:002009-11-17T08:44:50.867-08:00Loved the piece. I'm curious if any libertaria...Loved the piece. I'm curious if any libertarian sites out in phoenix will pick this up or if you can get camera fraud to talk about these issues. I'm sure there have got to be some people that see a connection between the power of the police and the cameras. The whole "cops not cameras" thing must ring false for some.lilprolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557307740318462627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-80211158710723408142009-11-14T17:12:43.451-08:002009-11-14T17:12:43.451-08:00By the way, I suppose this goes a long way towards...By the way, I suppose this goes a long way towards supporting my thesis (check out the photo, too):<br /><br />[via camerafraud.wordpress.com]<br />Sheriff Joe Signs!<br />http://camerafraud.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/sheriff-joe-signs/Phoenix Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312328294843841459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-25301514577669405912009-11-13T23:05:38.961-08:002009-11-13T23:05:38.961-08:00Thanks for the comments. Arizona Atheist, I think...Thanks for the comments. Arizona Atheist, I think you're onto something when you say that they will take an ally wherever they can find one. However, when I say that their organizing is rooted in reinforcing white supremacy, I don't mean to say that they are a racist organization, per se. What I mean is that there are inherent biases and tendencies that play themselves out that, unless challenged, loop back into reinforcing the system of white supremacy. To flip it, let's say, what I mean is that the fact that these tendencies and contradictions exist is because the over all context is of white supremacy. So, the fact that for them there is no obvious contradiction in accepting some support or, alternately, offering it to others, is because they are not considering the broader system of white supremacy and how it relates to their activism. I offer the comments not to attack camera fraud, but in hopes that they will improve their position and tackle this contradiction. I think if they integrated this into their criticisms, they would necessarily have to adjust their politics, but that they would develop a better vision that would advance the struggle for freedom generally. Also, I would say that the reason that they don't find other possible allies, like perhaps those in the immigrant/migrant movement who are also attacking restrictions on movement, is because of the limitations that the white supremacist system puts on them.Phoenix Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07312328294843841459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-1259046337984317502009-11-13T22:34:20.519-08:002009-11-13T22:34:20.519-08:00"What is it about CameraFRAUD's politics ..."What is it about CameraFRAUD's politics that make them incapable of seeing the cameras and the police as two facets of the same apparatus of oppression?"<br /><br />Great article! While I support CameraFRAUD and their anti-camera activities I've made the same observation myself. Whether or not it's cops or cameras innocent individuals are still being fined for actions (speeding) that harm no one. Though I do have one objection. I don't think CameraFRAUD is a "white supremacy" organization. I think it's just they try hard to find anyone in power who will back their anti-camera views, regardless of their other opinions. An attempt at legitimizing their position I suppose by citing those in power. I saw them quote Joe Arpaio once as disliking the cameras because he wanted to issue tickets himself. I'd say this is very hypocritical, and contradictory, but nothing to do with some concept of privileging whites. Though, it seems this argument is plausible with pastor Anderson and his groups' wishes to have more border control. <br /><br />Great work!Arizona Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377658912951142427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006663874099631371.post-59824864106653823022009-11-12T16:39:46.648-08:002009-11-12T16:39:46.648-08:00Another great piece from the PI. Keep it up comrad...Another great piece from the PI. Keep it up comrades!brennushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620161604060082061noreply@blogger.com