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- ElderRC, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Pat Buchanan is joke and why anyone would give him any credibility is beyond me!
- scoot87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I agree with most of what you say. I hate this rhetoric from pundits that Hispanics act this way, Blacks act this way. All Americans are individuals and we all think, feel, and believe differntly.
- Haroldx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6White culture? Err, if what you're saying is true, then that's from Europe, Pat.
I'm quite offended by this statement, as I am Hispanic.
And Genetic Endowments? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Anyone can do anything that they want, you don't need some stupid genes deciding your fate.
"They owned it. 58% of Mexicans believe the southwest belongs to them."
Well, first of all, I don't know where this guy got a poll to determine that, but that's so manipulated if that's true.
I as an American say America is my country--with one exception. I share it with every other American. It's the people's country, we're in power.
Thank god George Bush Senior beat this guy out for the 1992 Republican Presidential nomination... - tomboy501, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9@danahata
I had to read what you wrote twice because I wasn't sure I was understanding correctly what you were saying: "life in the cold north was difficulty and required alot of planning and ingenuity, where life in the tropics was much easier" - meaning what?
Your incredibly racist Aryan-soceity-is-superior, back-door-dig-at-African Americans is uninformed at the very least - offensive on just about every level. You are talking about America, right? Have you checked this country's demographics lately? "Our soceity" descends from a spectrum of different races and lifestyles. "Nordic" heritage and DNA are just a vegetable in the big pot of soup. - tomboy501, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5@danahata
"the people I know who completely embraced "hip-hop culture" never got anywhere in life." is how you began. Then you went on to tout (in a vulgar way) Nordic lifestyle and values. That's pretty offensive.
...and I think that the structure of our soceity is a result of many different heritages, and I think it is better for it. What exactly is your definition of "Nordic" anyway. - scoot87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3It makes a little sense, but Buchanan is generalizing wayy too much and should stick to specifics. This headline is misleading, he doesn noy say that Hispanics are Un-american but "not assimilated"
- pintomp3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3so i guess he would be pro-immigration if hispanics embraced country-music or the opera? they have to act more white in general. you can fight it buchanan, but blacks are american too. tired of the "america is for whites" mentality.
- qwickone, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3no need to be insulting just because you can't clearly explain what you mean.
- Popdmb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Buchanan is a moron. He could have just said "rap sucks" and he would have been right. Throwing in terms he isn't familiar with like "Hispanics" and "assimilation" didn't do much for his cause.
- Paktu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"It has its roots, however, in African-American culture, not white culture."
If you're going to use "African-American" to describe black people, shouldn't you use "Caucasian" or "European-American" to describe white people?
Political correctness is a two way street... - crackedmachine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2No one should give Pat Buchanan any credibility, but he has been spouting off his nativist crap on television for many years. I hope that circulating stories spelling out the racism behind his policy recommendations reminds people not to take him seriously.
- Whiskers2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@tomboy
Why are you so offended by his comments? He's just explaining why those people don't succeed in society, not agreeing with it. - Wiggles2, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Firstly, I made absolutely no value judgement.
I realize we have heritage from other cultures, but however you slice it, the culture that dominates this society is that of Nordic values. It's unfortunate, to be sure, but if you haven't noticed, much of the structure of the society we meld into is imposed upon us by those who own and operate the major influences in life- work, property ownership, our personal finances, even sociological factors concerning what the appropriate way to talk to or approach one another is. Most people don't have the slightest awareness of this, but some who've traveled to other places who have a different cultural heritage do. If you look at the Maoris for instance (whom I've visited), you'll find most everything there completely alien. I'm not trying to offend anyone, and certainly not trying to make a "back-door-dig-at-African Americans". - Wiggles2, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2@tomboy - I don't think you are thinking about what I'm writing, but rather just writing back reflexively according to your preconceived notions of vulgarity, but that's ok. If you're offended, then go have a good cry, I've heard it helps. If you want to learn more, study it yourself.
- Wiggles2, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2In all honesty, the people I know who completely embraced "hip-hop culture" never got anywhere in life. From what I can see of it, hip-hop culture is "now-oriented" (immediate gratification) whereas our society descends from Nordic lifestyles and values and is "future-oriented", meaning planning, sacrificing the now for the future, etc. This is mainly due to the effect of climate (historically) on the development of cultures and societies. To summarize (and oversimplify) briefly- life in the cold north was difficulty and required alot of planning and ingenuity, where life in the tropics was much easier. Therefore it stands to reason that certain groups will either thrive or fail in our society depending on which cultural strategy they adopt.
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