West Coast Connection Forum
Lifestyle => Train of Thought => Topic started by: HBKid_Jr on August 23, 2002, 08:27:30 AM
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i didnt wanna flood that other post so i'll jus make a topic. you said america brainwashes you an forces you to forget where ya from. than why do i still see so many people dressing in there heritages clothing. why do i see hindu's walkin aroud wit turbans still. why do i here puerto rican walkin around wit shirts sayin puerto rico an speakin spanish still. How come flushin queens is chinese, all tha stores r chinese an shit. Tha newspapers call hicksville lil india. I see mad peeps wit turbans, there's even an indian movie theatre. From tha way you talk about american brainwashing it sounds like every1 would be wearin blue jeans speakin english an be christian. I dont see that tho. I see people still keepin it real wit there roots. i see people mixing cultures together. am i missin suptin here. You said canada no1 descriminates, you could go out in tha streets an walk in afgan clothing an no1 would bother you about it. you live in toronto tho which is a major city which would make it more liberal, thats what you said about ny. So what i get from that is, in small towns, they force you to forget your roots. So in a small canadian town they wont do tha same thing, there as liberal an open as a big city in canada
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why cant tech answer this
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Same with L.A. People everywhere represent their heritage and practice their beliefs and traditions.
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North Carolina is right in the middle of the 'bible belt' so you'd think that would be the worst here, but however we have tons of diversity, all with their own heritage all over town. We have Mosques, etc. in town.
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no. what i said was major cities and small towns are obviously in comparable
i wasnt speakin on specifics but generally speaking
for example, u are naming examples of multiculturalism in your hometown, no doubt that may be the case
but america is still a melting pot, where replacing american culture over your own is encouraged subversibly
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no. what i said was major cities and small towns are obviously in comparable
i wasnt speakin on specifics but generally speaking
for example, u are naming examples of multiculturalism in your hometown, no doubt that may be the case
but america is still a melting pot, where replacing american culture over your own is encouraged subversibly
Intresting...
Look what you wrote here:
see i aint from the US, i reside in Canada
thus, when i came here, this wonderful multicultural society enabled me to maintain my Afghan backround wit my new found Canadian indentity
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your point being?
in canada, i have managed to maintain my afghan identity wit my canadian one
wont happen in the states, maybe the first generation, but eventually you will be sucked into the melting pot
nice try
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http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=melting%20pot
A place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated society: “Canadians... liked to think of their country as a mosaic rather than a melting pot” (Kenneth McNaught).
Canada is a melting pot too...
How do you know this for a fact? Can you prove this with statistics or reptuable information?
You seem to know a whole lot about American for spending such a short time there...
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my bad, i meant mosaic
i get those 2 terms mixed up, since i learned about it in Geography class
now, despite that mistake.......???
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your point being?
in canada, i have managed to maintain my afghan identity wit my canadian one
wont happen in the states, maybe the first generation, but eventually you will be sucked into the melting pot
nice try
I couldn't disagree more. People that come from different nations are able to maintain their American identity with their homeland as well. I know my dad's side of the family has after they came here from Armenia. The American culture are many cultures together. That's how it is out in Cali, I can't speak for the rest of the nation.
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Englewood Quik needs to get off Tech's nuts. I think Englewood Quik makes good arguments and I respect his opinions even when they are in contrast with my own. But don't just ride a muthafucka, Tech doesn't ride you in every thread.
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Englewood Quik needs to get off Tech's nuts. I think Englewood Quik makes good arguments and I respect his opinions even when they are in contrast with my own. But don't just ride a muthafucka, Tech doesn't ride you in every thread.
Why are you riding my nuts? ;)
I just want to get more information about Tech's beliefs and view of the world. It amazes me how somebody can be so anti-American yet never spent quality time there. Im trying to find out where this deep rooted dislike comes from. Last time I checked, there wasn't a rule about where I posted...
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Why are you riding my nuts? ;)
I just want to get more information about Tech's beliefs and view of the world. It amazes me how somebody can be so anti-American yet never spent quality time there. Im trying to find out where this deep rooted dislike comes from. Last time I checked, there wasn't a rule about where I posted...
Tech has first hand knowledge on America's foriegn policy because he has family he is close with oversee's.
Now...... let's get back on topic, I apologize for getting off-topic.......
I think that America is better then most country's about promoting multi-culturalism. However, I understand what Tech is saying.
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Tech has first hand knowledge on America's foriegn policy because he has family he is close with oversee's.
One last thing... This wouldn't be first hand knowledge...
Back to the topic!
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One last thing... This wouldn't be first hand knowledge...
Back to the topic!
When he gets information from a person that lives in the mid-east, or when he visits them, that is first hand knowledge he is recieving. Is it not?
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When he gets information from a person that lives in the mid-east, or when he visits them, that is first hand knowledge he is recieving. Is it not?
It is Hearsay. Nothing more.
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When he gets information from a person that lives in the mid-east, or when he visits them, that is first hand knowledge he is recieving. Is it not?
Firsthand knowledge is something that happend directly to you...
Second hand knowledge is when somebody tells you about something that happend...
Tech isnt affected by American sanctions living in CA...
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Firsthand knowledge is something that happend directly to you...
Second hand knowledge is when somebody tells you about something that happend...
Tech isnt affected by American sanctions living in CA...
Dogg... once again.....I know what firsthand knowledge is. I was saying that what he hears from his family, and what he sees when he visits them is first hand knowledge.
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aint no body here seen shit i seen
all i gotta say
i was in Kuwait, when the Iraqis invaded
My family was driving into Iraq as Iraqi tanks were rollin into Kuwait
i was in Iraq when Baghdad was gettin bombed by US
i lived in the middle east
i was standing at the border of the west bank and Jordan
ive seen death, war etc etc etc
i lived in Jordan for a year
2/3 of Jordans population is Palestinian descent
ive lived wit palestinians,
so dont any of you muthafuckaz tell me i cant speak about Afghans, Arabs, the Middle East or none of that
none of yall
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Englewood Quik needs to get off Tech's nuts. I think Englewood Quik makes good arguments and I respect his opinions even when they are in contrast with my own. But don't just ride a muthafucka, Tech doesn't ride you in every thread.
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this fool just rides a muthafucka
thats why i aint go no luv for ya, u always on the tip tryin to pull my card, its like what the fuck u want?
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aint no body here seen shit i seen
all i gotta say
i was in Kuwait, when the Iraqis invaded
My family was driving into Iraq as Iraqi tanks were rollin into Kuwait
i was in Iraq when Baghdad was gettin bombed by US
i lived in the middle east
i was standing at the border of the west bank and Jordan
ive seen death, war etc etc etc
i lived in Jordan for a year
2/3 of Jordans population is Palestinian descent
ive lived wit palestinians,
so dont any of you muthafuckaz tell me i cant speak about Afghans, Arabs, the Middle East or none of that
none of yall
^^^^ Word... Ya'll need to read that shit so Tech doesn't have to keep repeating himself.
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I am an American and i know that no country backs us..And alot of people are NOT like stereotypes of American Culture...
I believe in my own shit.I could give a fuck what the government thinks..Yet i have mixed feelings about the war.I don't want US killin innocent peeps in the middle east..But i do agree with tryin to rid the world of terrorism..From Sept.11 to the Suicide Bombings that happen all the time in the middle east..No one needs that shit.People in any terrorist group should be shot in the face.I don't say this because of race or religion.I say ANY terrorist..Most mothafucks think i am pointin out only Muslim Extremists..Im not im pointing out terrorists in a Whole..and around here there are the same amount of Asians and Latinos as whites and we Treat each other the same..Asians still practice Buddism...so on and so on
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why do i see hindu's walkin aroud wit turbans still.
Um its Sikhs who where the Turban not Hindu's...
Unless in America they do things differently....
OR
I've been lied to all these years....
???