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Poll: Do you dislike Mexican immigrants?
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"What has the Church gained if it is popular, but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?" - A.W. Tozer
"... there are two parties in Washington, the stupid party and the evil party, who occasionally get together and do something both stupid and evil, and this is called bipartisanship." - Everett Dirksen
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Originally posted by Littlejoe View PostAs a quick aside...I have a fairly close Hispanic friend who once told me that all the Mexicans that he knew did NOT like being called Latino's. Anyone else ever heard that?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Littlejoe View PostAs a quick aside...I have a fairly close Hispanic friend who once told me that all the Mexicans that he knew did NOT like being called Latino's. Anyone else ever heard that?
But the "Mexican" thing seems to be a "national pride" as opposed to being lumped together with "a bunch of other nationalities".
But I even had a Latino friend who didn't like the fact that "we" talk about being Americans, cause SHE was an "American", too - from South America.
I just call them "friends".
(but, yeah, I know what you mean - kinda danged if you do, danged if you don't)The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostYes, I never knew this until I had Mexican neighbors. They consider themselves Europeans, not to be confused with the "natives" of South America who they consider Latino."What has the Church gained if it is popular, but there is no conviction, no repentance, no power?" - A.W. Tozer
"... there are two parties in Washington, the stupid party and the evil party, who occasionally get together and do something both stupid and evil, and this is called bipartisanship." - Everett Dirksen
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Originally posted by Littlejoe View PostAs a quick aside...I have a fairly close Hispanic friend who once told me that all the Mexicans that he knew did NOT like being called Latino's. Anyone else ever heard that?
On another hand, the term "Latino" itself is being challenged on the fringe left by the whole "Latinx" as a gender neutral/ambiguous/nonbinary term instead of Latino/Latina. Which makes sense because LATINOS ARE NATURAL CONSERVATIVES."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by seer View PostYes, I never knew this until I had Mexican neighbors. They consider themselves Europeans, not to be confused with the "natives" of South America who they consider Latino.
Interestingly, we found out that her tuition for the ENTIRE YEAR at Rio Grande Bible School was only like $450 a year, so our little Church agreed to pay her way through college. On Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the school would shut down for the holidays, it was WAY TOO FAR for her to go all they way back home, so we would drive down to the valley and bring her home with us.
Side story -- one night, she and two of her college friends were sitting in my living room (they stayed with us all through Christmas / New Year) and we were talking - I speak a little TexMex, and at the time, Araceli spoke very little English.
She had a theological question she wanted to discuss, and for the next TWO HOURS, we sat and had a conversation where she understood everything I said, and I understood everything she said. My wife was there, and told me after the fact, that she really couldn't understand what Celi was saying, but she could tell that I was totally getting it.
It was absolutely amazing!
Anyway, another case of me disliking Mexican immigrants, I guess.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostWhich makes sense because LATINOS ARE NATURAL CONSERVATIVES.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Littlejoe View PostInteresting. I never asked him why...(we were in a deep conversation about issues in his community and he threw that out there. I meant to follow up on it but never did.) Seeing you and CP use Latino, brought back to mind.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYeah, one of our missionary candidates was from Mexico, but she preferred to be called an Indian, because she was Mosquito (Miskito / Mosquitia) Indian.
Interestingly, we found out that her tuition for the ENTIRE YEAR at Rio Grande Bible School was only like $450 a year, so our little Church agreed to pay her way through college. On Thanksgiving and Christmas, when the school would shut down for the holidays, it was WAY TOO FAR for her to go all they way back home, so we would drive down to the valley and bring her home with us.
Side story -- one night, she and two of her college friends were sitting in my living room (they stayed with us all through Christmas / New Year) and we were talking - I speak a little TexMex, and at the time, Araceli spoke very little English.
She had a theological question she wanted to discuss, and for the next TWO HOURS, we sat and had a conversation where she understood everything I said, and I understood everything she said. My wife was there, and told me after the fact, that she really couldn't understand what Celi was saying, but she could tell that I was totally getting it.
It was absolutely amazing!
Anyway, another case of me disliking Mexican immigrants, I guess.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostThe ones in my neighborhood certainly are, though they see Democrats as more friendly to them generally."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI don't think I ever use Latino in actual conversation in real life, cause it's such a weird term to me. And I rarely use "Hispanic", except with reference to foods and culture... I've gotten to where I just avoid those tags at all, cause somebody is always looking to take offense."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostI don't see anything weird about a group of pro-life, pro-religious education, pro-traditional family, and pro-military people leaning Democrat.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post...Side story -- one night, she and two of her college friends were sitting in my living room (they stayed with us all through Christmas / New Year) and we were talking - I speak a little TexMex, and at the time, Araceli spoke very little English....
One funny incident occurred where she was telling me about her potato being very ill, and was hospitalized --- it didn't take long to realize that the computer was translating "father" (papa) as "potato", so we got that cleared up. (In Mexico, McDonald's sells Papas, not French Fries)
Even stranger, however, was when she told me that I made her "very happy in her groin" - a bad translation of "deep down joy". (I never mentioned to her that it came translated that way - but she probably wonders why I looked a bit stunned at first) CONTEXT is so important!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by guacamole View PostExactly. Which is why it's obnoxious. "I'm going to be offended at you no matter what you say."The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Dimbulb View PostI suspect this poll's going to suffer from the "I'm not racist, but..." phenomena.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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