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KUWAITI KALEIDESCOPE: May Day 2008, Elections, and other Insights

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Darwish asks, "Imagine, what a joke. No good-looking maids allowed in Kuwait. Why, because we're afraid our men might flirt and marry them? And that will spoil the Kuwait race for the future. As if Kuwait is one race only. Kuwait by now is like living in the United Nations. From all walks of life, from all nationalities. Persian, Syrian, Iraqi, from the Arabian Peninsula, American-mixed, British-mixed, European-mixed, Asian-mixed, Indian-mixed, Russian-mixed and African-mixed and on and on.

 

Darwish concludes, "And honestly speaking, I've noticed that the mixed breed children are usually good looking, healthy and smart. So a few Kuwaiti men marrying Sri Lanka or Filipinas won't upset the balance. Sorry, Ms. Muqaithit ...Try to find a major issue that concerns us."

 

This is what Americans need to be telling their politicians now, too. Get to the issues!

 

Americans today are in fear of their country changing too-much during the next generation as the immigrated population to its shores becomes even bigger.

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/1/us_citizens_lawful_residents_sue_us

 

Already legal immigrants are being mistreated in the USA, too. There are all kinds of threatening raids near the borders and around the U.S. this decade-- indicating that a sort of Nightmare on Elm Street reality or mentality is taking over both media and political dialogue.

 

 

WHERE IS LOVE STREET?

 

National elections in Kuwait are scheduled for two weeks from now. As the average age of Kuwaitis is about 20 years of age, it is appropriate at election time to seek out this youngest voting majority to find out what makes them tick this election season.

 

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