Hi Kossacks,
I have an interesting challenge. My 20 year old son loves to be, well, challenging, and is constantly putting forth arguments that are pretty reactionary. He likes to get my goat! I would like to be able to respond forthrightly, non-defensively, AND with real facts and figures rather than my first response which to be honest can be a bit whiny.
In other words, where can I get the information for a fact-based Progressive argument without days and days of research?
Typical topics below the orange flower of whatever it is..
Today the topic was "all those Hispanic immigrants". He said that they don't speak English and don't want to, they're flooding in bringing gangs, if they want an end to violence in Mexico etc. they'll have to fight for it "because we did" (ignoring the fact that we personally were born centuries after our own revolution, hello!).
I said that they're here because we insist on really low wages for farm workers, construction workers, yard work etc; that the guns in Mexico and Central America come from the US because our gun laws are a joke; that most immigrants actually do want and try to learn English (I forgot to mention that so many people are here too short a time to learn more, because they get deported or return to be with family).
I would like to post other topics as they come up. He has a bag full of these arguments and I think we can have fun and educate each other!
Thanks all,
Nils