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The name is Welsh. But that's it. Every person we can trace in my family line was born and raised on American soil. My family history goes back to when this country was forming, but we can't find anything before that. We don't know who came from what boat.
And You know what, I don't care. I am an American. I look to the future for my identity. My children will carry on my name.
it is merely a symptom of a country that has lost its way.
it is no longer enuff to be an American, we are hated around the world even though tens of thousands from other lands are doing flips and twists to get here.
it is also possible that if you are part of a minority or a group perceived as being discriminated against this will play in your favor.
I also dream in digital, that goes hand-in-hand with being a Digital-American.
I'm British, I have always thought of myself as British. If I was American I would be English/Scotish/Greek and Russian 1/4 of each and really 'ucking confused. I don't give a toss about political correctness, baa baa green sheep, what the hell sort of message is that to send to kids? If people can't face up to the fact that there are many of us in all different shapes and colours and each one is a human being and has exactly the same range of feelings and basic goals, then there is no hope.
We get a lot of american TV over here and it seems to promote a strange kind of rascism with this (other country) American identity, artificially creating ethnic minoritis. Springer is one of the worst.
Does anyone know if Australia has a similar identity crisis? That is a colonised country the same as America.
TTFN a stoned limey. Cor blimey, guv.
I'm an American...for now...until I can get Cobra Island declared as it's own republic with it's own government. Then I guess I'd be a Cobrian.
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Originally posted by Fubarian:
<STRONG>Got a question for everyone - in america...we have african-americans, mexican-americans and so on....
in canada...they have canadians...
in mexico...they have mexicans...
WHY are some so freakin anal about this? I don't call my self a [insert country]-american....I'm just an american...
can anyone shed some light on this?
[since this country is a "melting pot" why in the heck do we keep saying we're this american and that...aren't we just american if we are born here?!]</STRONG>
Easy, this is a country where bad feelings get be fixed with a lawsuit!!
i think we should just be called americans and thats it. elbatcho i salute u for serving our country. in the marines there is no color in there we are all just green,and thats what makes us an elite force.
If everyone that migrate to USA is called an AMERICAN,... then wat do we call the caucasians that migrage to China ..?? CHINESE..?? Give it a thought.
IceNine
Yes we have from what I can see, many of the problems that also exist in USA also apply to australia. We too seem to be the landing point for peoples of all kinds. Out pollies call us a tolerant society. I mean we have australian aboriginals. Duh, I did not know we had any other kind on the planet
IceNine
Yes we have from what I can see, many of the problems that also exist in USA also apply to australia. We too seem to be the landing point for peoples of all kinds. Out pollies call us a tolerant society. I mean we have australian aboriginals. Duh, I did not know we had any other kind on the planet
i would not say "hate"; more like misunderstand... i personally get very upset at the gun culture - something we dont have over here - but thats a whole new subject! <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">Quote:
Originally posted by geeksRus:
<STRONG>it is merely a symptom of a country that has lost its way.
it is no longer enuff to be an American, we are hated around the world even though tens of thousands from other lands are doing flips and twists to get here.
it is also possible that if you are part of a minority or a group perceived as being discriminated against this will play in your favor.</STRONG>
...then i guess youll be:Quote:
Originally posted by Solid Cobra:
<STRONG>I'm an American...for now...until I can get Cobra Island declared as it's own republic with it's own government. Then I guess I'd be a Cobrian.</STRONG>
COBRIAN-AMERICAN
lol
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See ... i dont feel its a issue of people being seperated its a matter of people liking of a different belief ... I am white (mostly irish) but i grew up in a African American neighbor hood .. yes i was one of the only few white .. After a long while i belived i was African American these people who had different color then me were no less part of me then myself. I felt a small amount of the pain that African Americans feel, I was called slang names of white people "trying" to be black .. and all sorts but to us we were family ..
we "seperated" to where we were strong and close. I was part of the gangs and all, needless to say it was a huge mistake .. but alot of people dont feel the pressue and rejection cause of your race
.. its the same way you can sit in a wheel chair and pretend whats its like .. but knowing you can always get up takes 50% of it away .. so you dont know .. same thing with race and color .. seperation is usually called for cause of the understanding of ideas's and feeling's and life .. just like we are here at WINDRIVERS
I feel the same way, A few months back I tryied to get a student loan. Because I am married my wife has a job and we don't live at home with Mommy and are not a "Minority" I had a very hard time getting a loan. Yet If I get rich and started giving loans only to middle class white folks, I would considered the racist. I am not, I just hate people that think they deserve more than the next guy because he is differant. This includes money in the bank or possition in socity.Quote:
Originally posted by Lycia:
<STRONG> **SNIP** I feel, and this is my own theory, and this is only an example, that organizations, such as ones that provide help to any one ethnic background exclusivly, breed more Racism than any one individual**SNIP**</STRONG>
TallTech
Glad to see a reply. I was interested to know cos I have family in Australia and have been thinking of moving there permanently. Question is though, is it a tolerent society? We still having troubles in the UK, those who are old enough to have been through the war are 'generally' the least tolerant but with 'freedom of speech', there are enough trouble makers to cause problems for all divisions in society. It's a curse.