Immigrant rights solidarity

"Invasion and rampant monetary inflation, that brought us here to the footsteps of this nation.." - Immortal Technique

Sure, keep standing on the side of humanity, standing up against the nonsensical ICE raids/deportations, but also consider the deeper issue of a weaker, less mature (Goliath) culture (majority being the USA culture in this case) that is too weak to survive “on their own” unless they exploit others’ energies and resources in an imbalanced, unjust, or nonconsensual way (from African American slavery, to the oil/diesel-based economy*, to immigrant labor (largely from Mexico)). They probably they need good guidance to have less negative tendencies (like fear, hate, laziness, weakness/being spoiled, greed) and learn to be more right from within (whether through (admirable) Christianity, isha/inner engineering, and so many other ways this could happen), and then be more responsible, considerate, cooperative, inclusive, unified.. and can help to join in a larger, supportive community (like intentional community (for example) or simply the neighboring people/community where they are)

But in the meantime, the strategy to make better living conditions in Mexico (or other lands immigrants come to the USA from) and protect them from undesirable forces is important (though undesirable for any $ensible American who wants USA the place where everybody wants to go... or is it? as shown in the inhumane spirit/actions of ICE). Why shouldn’t any strong, just, good-guy American (or a citizen of a similar country) want good, healthy conditions/environments and sustainable livelihoods in those would-be immigrants' homelands for those people, as well as for themselves and their own homeland of course

*and even with hyped "clean", "green" renewables, there's still the oil/diesel-based economy that keeps going (increasingly at that), also due to Jevons paradox.

i pledge selective allegiance / nigga recognize what right intentions teaches ("...justice for all")

Grading of pest management/understanding

notes:

• this is re food, and grading is from nature-aligned (A) to harmful (F) with examples of each grade given

• there may be some parallel to A ranking for environmental protection groups blog. Also this news category is a good supplement.

• in my personal food growing/obtaining efforts, I have been and hope to be around a (B) (sometimes (A), sometimes (C)).  Of course when supporting the food system most of us are supporting, then I/we even drop to (D) & (F).

• in today's world, where there is an overwhelming presence/impact from (D) & (F), it makes it very very difficult for more people to get a higher grade without adequate support

A - what is "pest"? no pests! - with most inclusive, right understanding of (the laws of) Nature, homeostasis/balance, there are no "pests." Indigenous/natives in a nature-based way of life doing hunting and gathering would likely be unaware of even the concept of "pest"

B - pests, oh well, whatever - with a less nature-aligned way of life (including in food growing/obtaining like agriculture can be seen as), there is recognition of "pests" that are undesirable to the initial human-interventions of nature (especially seen in more controlled agriculture) to obtain food, yet the pests are not considered to have to get rid of and accepted as part of the reap

C - around Integrated Pest Management approach - enlightened relative to the status quo of (F) & (D) below, more balanced, ecological IPM strategies are used. These tend to be prevention-oriented, more natural, and using chemicals as a last resort.

D - legit, profitable agribusiness as usual - realizing the incorrect ways in (F), but also needing to maintain profitability in agribusiness operations, attempts to use better, less toxic/allowable pesticides are used while maintaining too-commercial agricultural operations with pervailing competitive market pressures

F - humans are the pest - in (deep) ignorance or human supremacist ways, war-like and grossly non-ecological and highly unsustainable yet in profitable fashion, humans grow food that require the use of very harmful/banned pesticides