tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post1434552227985101531..comments2024-02-13T18:29:24.630+10:00Comments on NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO: Finakpo' DNC: Ideology, Tokenism, Amnesia and the Insular EmpireMichael Lujan Bevacquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075510205190074738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-59348493325511529962009-02-26T13:08:00.000+10:002009-02-26T13:08:00.000+10:00Sorry I never responded to this comment earlier. I...Sorry I never responded to this comment earlier. Its true that you might be right, that this is an issue of white guilt, but the things which you feel weaken you, or you do which make you look vulnerable or put you in a bad light can all be twisted to make you look powerful and benevolent. <BR/><BR/>There might appear to be less of a need for Democratic to be multicultural or have that big tent since Obama was in charge and now he's been elected, but in truth its more important than ever. Republicans lost largely because their white power party ideology only works in certain areas, that's why they've chosen Michel Steele and are actively pushing Bobby Jindal to the front of any open microphone. The Democrats by now withdrawing the token gestures that we've become accustomed to might be in danger of backsliding and losing the patchwork coalition that pushed them to victory last November. <BR/><BR/>I also agree that the Democrats don't necessarily care anything about Guam, but that doesn't mean that Guam and its people cannot be used to make that spectacle of benevolence, fatherly care for the lesser brown people.Michael Lujan Bevacquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075510205190074738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875725.post-87992426403353556162008-11-01T14:44:00.000+10:002008-11-01T14:44:00.000+10:00"Guam’s position isn’t such. Guam may have been lu..."Guam’s position isn’t such. Guam may have been lucky this year with its prime position on the convention floor (which illicited complaints from numerous “states” who had to endure the travesty of sitting behind a “territory”). But its place on the convention floor is all to show the greatness of American, to provide another example of the big tent of Democrats".<BR/><BR/>I don't know that I actually agree with your analysis, Micheal. Mostly because I believe that most Americans could care less about Guam, Guam's attendance, or the issues that impact citizens of Guam. I really think that the bleeding heart liberals who assigned Guam its position on the floor were operating out of white guilt; a need to feel benevolent. Not out of the need to look diverse. They have Barack Obama to do that for them.<BR/>Love the blog and loved that you got to go to Denver. Disappointments aside, you witnessed an important piece of American history.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134566254396473600noreply@blogger.com