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A) This was a generalization. Let's replace that
with flooding or mud-slides. Still, it's
impossible to identify all fault lines and to what
degree they are volatile. If they could, why
would people continue to build on them? Insurance
companies would love to get ahold of that.
stupid people, that's the answer, stupid people rebuild exactly where natural disasters keep happening; see Florida. the insurance companies end up making money in the end so they dont care what people do.
B) I'm confused here - how do they register for
school? I agree that the parents "should" help
pay for it - but since that's not the case - why
not educate them to not be the f' ups and
deliquents that their parents were / are?
well... we could always DEPORT THEM. i mean, they arent called illegal aliens because they are just foreign.
C) I can understand Dallas. It's in Texas - Texas
borders Mexico (Is this news to you? Sorry - but
that's my quid pro quo!). The Latino population
should be high because of proximity and the
resources should be directed accordingly. They
should speak Spanish if they expect to deal with
issues that pierce the cultural barriers.
lets be honest here, it's not a "Latino" population, it's a Mexican population. sorry, i just hate when people go all PC because they are just used to it. additionally, why should WE adapt to them, they have come to this country, not just extended their country. i think learning english first would be benificial to everyone as they will not just end up congragating together and blocking out the outside world/culture. im not sure what you mean by cultural barriers. i would like to know what you would call a cultural barrier.
D) I agree that Bush and the GOP-controlled
congress are both bullshit. Let's get them out of
there already (out of power and out of Iraq).
mmm... not trying to get into this but if we just leave Iraq before they are stable, we'll just have another Iran on our hands. trust me, no matter your reasons, that's just a bad idea.
F) GF and SR are not all white. In fact, while
white may be the majority in these areas, there
are high concentrations of 1st generation
immigrants who are successful - unlike those who
live in Centreville / Manassas etc. It comes down
to values. These are people of elevated values
(depending on your interpretation) in GF and SR -
the police blotter doesn't lie. Not all illegals
are of bad values.
im just wondering if they are all legal or illegal aliens in the places you mention.
What if they were seeking
asylum from a civil-war? I wouldn't want to know
what it's like to live like that.
there is no civil-war. on a side note, what about fighting (yes, using violence) for the betterment of one's country? running away from problems doesnt solve them. then again, i probably wouldnt stay but i would find a way to leave legally instead of always being on the run. at the very least, i would try to be part of the culture i move into and not be so arrogant as to expect the natives to speak my langauge(assuming it's not an english speaking nation).
It took me a long while to understand
why entire shopping centers were purchased /
leased to entire ethic groups in Annandale - same
with residential neighborhoods when realtors start
showing homes to certain ethic groups who have
different values than those who last resided (like
not cutting their lawns and leaving a minimum of 7
inoperable vehicles in their front lawn). GF and
SR will be like today's Annandale one day - no
doubt about it b/c it is proximate to a city - but
not for a long while after I've moved from there.
what is the deal with having several broken cars in the yard? no, seriously, does someone here know? i dont understand it. anyway, keeping one's house kempt is simply sociable. some of the things done clearly count as antisocial/anticultural.
F) There's nothing that can be done for you people but to move. That's not racist. It's swelling of the population happens to all metropoli where there are jobs and opportunity. If you want to send your kids to better schools, have clean streets, low crime, surrounded by your fellow citizens, then maybe city life isn't for you. All of these attributes are "expected" of urban areas, no matter which area code you represent.
ignoring/running away from a problem does not solve the problem. if you simply accept a situation without at least trying to make an impact, you are just rolling over and propetuationg the problem. you are wrong about urban area having to have these problems, they dont have to exist.
i am not happy about the situation less because of money and more of because of the whole slum situation expanding as well as violence. i think in general people just dont like the idea of a miniture mexico slowly growing and infecting other places.
oh, and as far as who is expecting that we change to their culture/societal patterns, it's them. as you said, they have broken cars in their unmowed yards. this says to everyone, "i'll do as a please," not "i want to be an american." being an american has a VERY broard range of things. however, i consider amoral, ignorant, criminal, antisocial, and/or racist people as being the scum of the earth. before you say it, i am not a racist, i am not racist towards mexicans, i am against illegal aleins (from anywhere... even
candyland canada) with (some of) the specified behaviors/attitudes. i do some have mexican friends and yes they are legal, though second generation, so there! :P
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."