> [Original Message] > From: Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/1/2006 10:20:15 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Mexican protesting > > > AA: > > What do you think of the Mexican demonstrations? Can't really call them > > Mexican Americans if they're not citizens. > > Certainly you can. Mexico's a part of North America, just like the United > States, just like Canada. We're all Americans. > One big happy family, no borders, no boundaries, everybody just walks in on everybody, does what they want, when they want. It's an irony that what's keeping the Mexicans so backward is this dysfunctional, don't-quite-know-where-I-end-and-you-begin mentality. > > >What's the difference between > > what they're doing and walking into somebody's house and taking up > > residence and saying they have a right to live there because they'll do > > the > > chores? > > Good question. Maybe they should. In fact, I'd support that. Why not? > Especially if they go occupy the rich folks' houses. Why just the rich folks? Everybody can use some help around the house. It's their right as Mexicans to live where they want, they're demonstrating for it. And they can have their babies, invariably by different fathers who contribute nothing either physically or emotionally to the children. It's funny how Lawrence so admires machismo, "'real men". Well, south of the border there's plenty of it. Make those assholes > work for a living for a change. "By the sweat of your brow..." that kind of > thing. Show that coupon clipping class what keeps the world together. Oh > dear, you've awaken the Bolshevik in me. Now I'll be awake all night making > bombs of the faces of the rich. > > Viva revolucion! Revolutions are a dime a dozen in South America. Hasn't helped them a bit. > Mike Geary > Memphis > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: joseph <wells001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Date: 5/1/2006 8:31:26 PM > >> Subject: [lit-ideas] Mexican protesting > >> > >> I need to know how everyone , emprically, observes the Mexican American > >> protestation? > >> > >> Joseph Wells > >> CSUSM .EDU > >> Literature and Writing Dept. > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > >> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html