By bluerasberry on 2017-10-13
On Saturday 21 October Fabian and I went to Maria Hernandez Park near our place in Bushwick. We go there on nice days to talk and enjoy the park. I have always perceived some class conflict there and we a violent manifestation of it act out on that day. Fabian and I were sitting on […]
Posted in encounter, New York City | Tagged homeless, violence
By bluerasberry on 2017-04-28
I talk with all sorts of people about Wikipedia. A recurring criticism from people outside the Wikipedia community is that the effective way to produce useful writing is by getting it from professionals and experts in the relevant field. Since Wikipedia accepts content and suggestions from anyone, critics say that Wikipedia must have lower quality […]
Posted in New York City, research, Wikipedia | Tagged police, pop culture, violence
By bluerasberry on 2016-11-12
The process elected Trump to be President of the United States on 8 November. Lots of people are publishing reactions. I am from Texas, and because I know the culture there, I always felt that Trump was a respectable candidate from the perspective of my culture of birth. Most of my friends are in Seattle […]
Posted in election, New York City, Seattle | Tagged harassment, politics, president, violence
By bluerasberry on 2015-02-13
In the past I have talked about police in India, as has Nandan on his blog. I want to share a story about police in America and Indian people and give some thoughts. A police car in a small city in Alabama videotaped American police attacking an Indian man around 11 February 2015. The story […]
Posted in rights | Tagged culture, police, violence
By bluerasberry on 2011-02-16
On February 13 Nandan and I visited the Taj Mahal. The architecture and the building’s history are very interesting and many people have produced media about these things. I want to write about four problems I saw during that visit: Monument entry Boy beating Queue control Filthy grounds I want to preface my stories by […]
Posted in India, legal, rights, service industry, tour | Tagged filth, police, violence