Cesar Matamoros II wrote: > > Not intolerance. It is just ambiguous. Again, not something you would see, > but take for instance when in Belize the term Americans was for North, > Central, and South...
Exactly my point. . . Thanks Cesar, keith > Just some idle time on my hands, > > Cesar > Panama City, Florida > > -- -----Original Message----- > -- From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 3:11 PM > -- > -- Not to say, Republic of Mexico; Mexico, and Mexicans for > -- short. Dominion of > -- Canada; Canada, and Canadians for short. As it happens there > -- are a lot of United > -- States in the world, but only one of them is the United > -- States (political > -- description) of America (location description). > -- > -- I see no reason for me, or you (that's a plural you), to > -- feel guilt for others' > -- intolerance. In my opinion when ever someone yells bigot he > -- is telling us more > -- about himself than about the one he is accusing, after all > -- he is the one who > -- thinks some other group is no good. > -- > -- -- > -- > -- Paul Stenquist wrote: > -- > -- > It has nothing to do with Hubris. It's the name of the > -- country: United States > -- > of America. or America for short. The continent is North > -- America, and we're all > -- > North Americans. > -- > > -- > Keith Whaley wrote: > -- > > -- > > -- >>As a US citizen, that has always bothered me. > -- >>To call those citizens of the U.S. of A. "Americans" seems > -- to be great > -- >>hubris, especially when it's them saying it, and patently > -- ignores the > -- >>fact that there are other Americans, both north and south > -- of the Canal Zone. > -- >>I suppose it's like coke in lieu of Coca Cola. In spite of > -- CC's lawyers, > -- >>common usage makes it acceptable, if not legal. . . > -- >>Nevertheless, the feeling remains. > -- >> > -- >>keith whaley > -- >> > -- >>Steve Desjardins wrote: > -- >> > -- >>>I was looking through Shutterbug yesterday and noticed > -- that 3 of the > -- >>>6(?) photographers they were interviewing where referred > -- to as "North > -- >>>Americans", not Americans or Canadians. I have noticed > -- this elsewhere. > -- >>>Is this usage becoming common? From what I have seen, > -- this does not > -- >>>seem to include Mexicans although this certainly spoils > -- my sense of > -- >>>geography. > -- >>> > -- >>>I'm not complaining about anything, just curious. This is the only > -- >>>international group with which I can discuss such things. > -- The UN won't > -- >>>return my Emails :-( > -- >>> > -- >>>Steven Desjardins > -- >>>Department of Chemistry > -- >>>Washington and Lee University > -- >>>Lexington, VA 24450 > -- >>>(540) 458-8873 > -- >>>FAX: (540) 458-8878 > -- >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > > -- > > -- > > -- > -- -- > -- graywolf > -- http://graywolfphoto.com > -- > -- "You might as well accept people as they are, > -- you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > -- > --
