Maybe you should try it one day. I bet you`ll like it.

So, I should assume by that response that YOU recommend it?

Kinda the, "been there, done that" thing?

I'm trying to engage you in debate here MyLai, all you seem to be doing, is quoting other people, most, long dead, or making cute little remarks.

If this is the best you can do, well, quite frankly, your a puss, and I'll move on to bigger game.

Your move troll.......

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What you don't know, won't hurt you nearly as bad, as what you think you know that ain't true.

Your comittment to a constructive culture of debate can convincingly be depicted from your posts as well as from the language you use.

LANGUAGE, thats a preseptive YOU need to pay more attention to.

Communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written symbols.
b. Such a system including its rules for combining its components, such as words.
c. Such a system as used by a nation, people, or other distinct community; often contrasted with dialect.
2.
a. A system of signs, symbols, gestures, or rules used in communicating: the language of algebra.
b. Computer Science A system of symbols and rules used for communication with or between computers.
3. Body language; kinesics.
4. The special vocabulary and usages of a scientific, professional, or other group: "his total mastery of screen languagecamera placement, editingand his handling of actors" (Jack Kroll).
5. A characteristic style of speech or writing: Shakespearean language.
6. A particular manner of expression: profane language; persuasive language.
7. The manner or means of communication between living creatures other than humans: the language of dolphins.
8. Verbal communication as a subject of study.
9. The wording of a legal document or statute as distinct from the spirit.
language synonyms
noun
A system of terms used by a people sharing a history and culture: dialect, speech, tongue, vernacular. Linguistics: langue. See words
Specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture: argot, cant2, dialect, idiom, jargon, lexicon, lingo, patois, terminology, vernacular, vocabulary.

I don't think you have a CLUE what language is my dear child.

Grow up.

Your dismissed.........

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What you don't know, won't hurt you nearly as bad, as what you think you know that ain't true.

You like to dismiss, don`t you? - That points towards a deep psychological traumatic experience you must have had. Probably when you were in the elementary school or a freshman.

This is fresh.

Now you try the psychoanalyze ploy, how lame.

Go back to school.

Make of your short coming what you will, that changes nothing, and doesn't bring with it, the interaction you seem to want.

When you mature, and wish to partake in a intelligent conversation, make a post, that I find stimulating, and if your lucky, I may respond.

Happy trails young lady.........

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What you don't know, won't hurt you nearly as bad, as what you think you know that ain't true.

I think this pretty much nails it. Even if you said it sarcastically. Did you?

Gringo, cracker, WASP, Yankee. I'm all those things. None of them really offends me though, even though they are racial generalizations. My black friend in NYC used to call me cracker. It was funny actually.

Whites are at the top of the "racial superiority chain". Most cultures think they are superior to some other culture. Most of them use skin color to as a gauge. It's pretty fucking ridiculous to use skin color to measure superiority, but that's where we are folks.

So you're offended by the term gringo?

Or are you just here to defend the worst President in the history of the USA again?

Chavez wouldn't cry about it, please, tell them to get out and see if they do. See if they don't cry for war.

Oil companies don't own Venezuela and shouldn't be characterized as if they do. Let them go.

I just watched BABEL

in that movie gringo was used 15 times.......all of them were in a racist manner for what its worth

Yes, BaC. That was my first thought when I opened the thread.

I think that’s true, Sam, though I’m not sure that “Gringo” has the same patent racist connotation as the other words you cite.

Also, following on your point, the reaction to Chavez may be an indication that the era of white (sense of) dominance is coming to an end.

Good post, Donkey.

The thread cracks me up too, but it’s more the case that such a big deal is being made of it BECAUSE it was Chavez saying it, and BECAUSE it was directed at Bush.

Tethys

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-- Harry S. Truman

I think Chavez's choice of words was unbecoming of a Statesman. But I don’t think he intended it as a racial slur.

Anyway, the word refers to foreigners and is comparable to the word “alien” in its denotation, I believe, though the connotation of the two words may be different in some respect. .

The word “alien”, which MattLarson uses in his post 73 here, is used in official parlance in the US, including in legislation, I believe. In my view, it is just as chauvinistic in its connotation, if not more, than “Gringo”, which stems more from the rhetoric of the struggle for liberation and independence than from the rhetoric of xenophobia, which gives us “alien”.

Tethys

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-- Harry S. Truman

What was Chavez thinking? "Mass Murderer" would have been more appropriate.

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.

That would absurdly foolish.
Sure it is. Just not inherently racist.
There is a TON of racism in Latin America. For instance, northern Mexicans are often very racist against southern Mexicans. Northerners are "whiter" (spaniard descent), whereas southerners are more descended from indigenous groups. But I can understand being upset about being called Mexican. I mean, I don't like it when people call me Mexican. I'm Colombian dammit. and it's spelled with an O not a U, dammit. And I have good natured banter with my Mexican friends about which is better... I would liken it more to calling an American a Canadian or a Scottish guy an Englishman.

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

Not if you're from the District of Columbia.

District of Columbia

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If a neocon whines about big government wealth redistribution, just ask him what he thinks about the portion of that big government that sends aid to Israel.