[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)

J Henshaw jeff at jhenshaw.com
Mon Jun 17 15:20:47 UTC 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Johnson" <russj at dimstar.net>
To: <plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)


> And there's nothing wrong with knowing a little Spanish, Italian,
Japanese,
> German, etc. To help the new members of our country (both citizens and
not)
> out in their time of need.

Never said there was, Russ.

>
> If you really feel that folks from other countries should come here, then
> maybe you should split yourself into your constituent parts, and move back
> to that part of the world your family came from.

Makes no sense atall.

>
> That is assuming, of course, (I've never met you) that you are not 100%
> Native American.

I am.

>Otherwise, at one time or another, your family was just as
> guilty of immigrating as those folks coming across the border now. The
> difference is, we've vilified coming across the southern border of the US.
> Coming through Ellis Island was a great thing to do.

Guilty?  They didn't come for free food and medical while refusing to learn
the language and perhaps even having enemy alien status.

>
> (random thought) Hmm, I bet it's the government that did the vilifying in
> the first place.

No,  you are doing it quite well enough already.

jH







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