My Thoughts to the World

     The recent events going on all over the world may have deep consequences for all of us. Ukraine and russia are in a war that is already putting a large strain on food and energy prices on the whole world. Topping this off, we are currently set to have some of the lowest crop yields in 2023 due to the need for valuable fertilizers needed for food production. At the time of this writing, the stock market is taking a huge hit and the federal reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% with further rises expected ahead. Like in everything, the economic turmoil is relative and may pose an opportunity for people like my wife and I who are still moving up the economic ladder and have little investments. For others, this recession (if not depression) will negatively impact their lives directly with the increase in unemployment and hit to retirement accounts.      Worse than the hit to the economy is the increased threat to democracy as people become desperate for c...

     I am writing this blog because of the past week of events, when russia began to invade Ukraine. I've never been to Ukraine, and by the looks of it now, I will never get see it in the way it was russia destroyed it. I find it so difficult to believe that human beings still wage wars with one another causing irreversible death and destruction upon one another. Vladmir Putin is a ruthless imperialist DICKtator and I hope his actions lead to his demise. I hope that Ukraine can survive the russian invasion and protect their democratic liberties. I am also worried about Taiwan, which will likely be invaded by China soon, spurring further chaos and disorder across the world. I really hope these escalations don't lead to another world war, but only time will tell. What is certain is that we are living in a breaking point of history and the world may become more dangerous than ever.      The only upside to this conflict, up to the time of writing this blog, is ...

  This blog is about my reflections on the history of immigration in the US and my own situation of trying to bring my wife to the US. The history of immigration to the US goes far beyond the Eurocentric history often taught in schools. Immigration policies acted as filters for whom would be allowed to enter the country, allowing pathways for white Christians' from Europe and blocking entry for the rest. It wasn't until 1952, that non-White immigrants were finally legally allowed to enter the country and immigration policies began to shift. The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, was a landmark bill that eliminated the racial quota, replacing it with a category system that favors people who have relatives in the US and specialized professional skills. Since 1965, the number of immigrants from non-Europe countries sky rocketed, and now make up most of the immigrant population. Immigration policies still have a long way to go, until they are more equitable, and I am livin...

 Living abroad has really improved my perspective in life, mostly because the limits of culture are plain to see. Culture shock was not new to me, even before traveling abroad, because I had experienced culture shock as a teenager within the US. I spent most of my childhood living in a very diverse part of the US, where most of the people in my neighborhood were people of color. Then I moved from a neighborhood full of people of color into a neighborhood full of white people, which was a huge culture shock for me. I remember trying to make friends with my white neighbors, and most of them ended up bullying me (presumable due to being the only non-white person present). Luckily my high school was somewhat diverse, so I found nicer white people and other people of color to befriend later on.      Getting back to the point, my time traveling has really allowed me to see the limits of my own form of being and how dependent that is to the culture one belongs to. We are al...

 Living in Mexico for two years has given me a broader global perspective of the inequity between richer and poorer countries. Living here has taught me the true worth of the dollar, since my middle-class income in the US makes me upper class in Mexico and in many other socioeconomically similar countries. The real global value of the dollar is often hidden from most Americans since many don't travel abroad or follow international news. I can see the inequity between richer and poorer countries and how COVID is exacerbating the inequity, right before my eyes. Due to COVID, the economy in Mexico is currently suffering and the government is having a difficult time vaccinating their population. At the same time in the US, the pandemic is somewhat under control and many restrictions have been lifted and people have started to return to their normal lives. The story of the US is the same for many other wealthy countries that have the potential to immunize their populations rapidly. Unfo...

     I'll be honest, I never cared the least bit about politics before my first international trip to Europe in 2017. In Europe, I found that people speak a lot about politics, which was the topic of many of my discussions with strangers. After having so many interesting conversations about US politics with Europeans, I came to realize just how important politics really is and how little I knew about it. After returning to the US from Europe, I immersed myself in several political classics like Plato's The Republic and Marx's Communist Manifesto along with following different channels that talk about politics, geopolitics, economy, and history on YouTube. I really wanted to gain some insight as to why different countries have different systems and the history behind them and how they got there. As a result, geopolitics has become one of my favorite subjects to study.      I think that everyone should be more informed about domestic and international politic...

     I grew up in a religious household and most of my family actively practices Christianity. I respect all religions and believe that people have the right to believe what they want. However, I am no longer religious because I have concluded that religion, as well as most human forms of knowledge are socially constructed over hundreds of thousands of years. This social construction includes every language, custom, and social norm that exist.  Additionally, from my travels, I realized that religion has a geopolitical purpose and has historically been used by world leaders to unite and maintain control over their populations. Moreover, I believe religious ideologies are fundamentally sexist, since in many world religions, women do not have the right to lead and must obey some form of submission to men. Religion also upholds racist ideologies, in many ways. Also have you seen a black angel in Christian or Catholic art, I know I haven't. Without racism, how do you expl...