Junk from several years back, such as in the time when Bush was promoting his culture of fear and hate all Muslims. I am sad to see something like that posted here.
The piece is off topic and should have been marked as such but I the three responses I read did not add an OT to the header. The piece says nothing about fear and hating all Muslims. Actually, except for a few changes, the piece could be about Canadians because Canada is also a very culturally diverse country who is willing to come to the aid of foreign countries. Why does seeing it here make you sad? Makes me sad because it's been around the 'net for a bazillion years and it won't change anyone's mind about how they judge America & Americans. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Think back to when this first appeared, IIRC just after the Twin Towers. GWB and his minions were definitely promoting hate and fear, particularly with regard to the WOMD and justifying an invasion of Iraq.
I think Americans would do better not to toot their own horns about that time in history.
True charity is done quietly, without bragging about it.
Sue me...it was in the middle of the night.
"Tia Mary" wrote
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Sorry about that--like Becky A, I was up past my coherent typing time!
Wellllll...if you left out the parts about the constitution, the statue of Liberty, Native Americans, the Declaration of Independence, the pursuit of happiness, the prosperity, supplying arms to Afghanistan, the Twin Towers---nope, not going to work. (BG)
Dawne
OOOOO -- I could sue you and then we could call you Becky Sue :-))) (R&D&H). I didn't post about the OT to be mean, just to point out that three people responded to the OT post and didn't bother to add the OT.
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Oh BITE MOI Dawne :-) I DID say it would need a few changes to be applicable to Canada. Let's see (without going back to the article), the Canadians have Native Americans and I bet they think they have the right to the pursuit of happiness. Heck, they are even a prosperous country. The whole Afghanistan arms thing is a stretch, I agree but I'm sure they lost some folks in the Twin Towers. Regardless, if you wanna bust my chops, go ahead, it's good for a laugh :-)))). CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Why is a nasty lie, from beginning to end a laugh ?
Okay, well you asked for it--no hair left unsplit! No, we don't have Native Americans; we have First Nations, Metis, and Inuit. If we did use the term Native, we would, of course, call them Native Canadians.
And nobody here has the right to the pursuit of happiness--that is definitely a US construct. For a long time, what our constitution guaranteed us was (be still my Canadian heart!!) peace, order and good government (we haven't had the good government for a bit, but the constitution was wisely changed, so we can't ask for our money back).
Consider your chops more or less busted--about as well as I could manage considering how agilely you were ducking Becky Sue.
Dawne
Wheeeeeeeeee!!!! Can I join in the hair-splitting? Or can we call it nit-picking, since I already have enough split ends but no nits? :)
I may be wrong (wouldn't be the first time, but I don't think I am here), but isn't Canada in North "America"? So wouldn't the native populations still be Native "Americans"? After all, the native population here isn't called Native "United States of Americans".
Just saying.....
Joan
I believe they prefer (or at least those in Canada do) to be named as Dawne said, which denotes largely from what area they come as much as anything.
No - I don't think for a minute they want Native Americans, they are far more happy as a mass grouping of different tribes to be called First Nations.
Did you feel something hit your bum Joan ? You didn't run fast enough!
"Joan E." wrote
Wheeeeeeeeee!!!! Can I join in the hair-splitting? Or can we call it nit-picking, since I already have enough split ends but no nits? :)
I may be wrong (wouldn't be the first time, but I don't think I am here), but isn't Canada in North "America"? So wouldn't the native populations still be Native "Americans"? After all, the native population here isn't called Native "United States of Americans".
Just saying.....
Nice try, and pretty good picking. But no, aboriginal peoples in Canada are defined in our constitution, so the words I used are the legal definitions. We use the word aboriginal rather than native when making a general reference. So we would refer to Aborignal peoples of Canada, rather than to "Native Canadians", which makes a kind of sense since "native" in non-legal talk means someone who was born somewhere.
The parallel is that the term African American or Chinese American does not refer to someone of African or Chinese descent living anywhere in North America.
Good effort though--hairs certainly frazzled if not entirely split.
Dawne
I actually like the term First Nations better than native whatevers.
Oh, that wasn't a fly I felt? LOL!
Joan
And they were there (and here) before the countries & continents were named. Although "aboriginal" (even tho I know what it means) always brings to mind those of Australia!
How did you see my hair today? ;)
Joan
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