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In article <C0F1II.I25@ddsw1.mcs.com> arf@ddsw1.mcs.com (Jack Schmidling) writes:
>In article <93004.154249U19807@uicvm.uic.edu> <U19807@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>>be representative of the entire length and breadth of Hispanic culture and
>>society?
>>
>>Furthermore,how is one tragic incident _caused_ by the aforementioned macho
>>celebration rite supposed to stain the entire idea of understanding other
>>cultures on a basis other than the inane gibberish you churn out regularly?
>
>
>First of all, it was the AP that called it a Hispanic tradition.  I only
>pointed out that we would be better off if it had stayed in Hispania.

Saying "I didn't say it, they did" does not change your responsibility
for asserting the truth of a statement. (Even though you often behave
as if it does.) 

>I have no problem with understanding other cultures, I just don't wish
>to import them into this country.

You have a _great_ problem understanding other cultures. You have no
problem *hating* other cultures.

Every culture brings with it some negatives - because people aren't
perfect. But every culture also brings with it some positives. Every
culture that has come to America has changed after it got here, and as
it has changed, it has changed the culture around it. Every group has
made unique contributions to the culture that we are a part of. 

>The one tragic incident was the result of thousands of individual acts
>of barbarism, anyone of which could have ended the same way.

The one tragic incidient was the result of one kind of reprehensible,
irresponsible behavior. Americans of all races, colors, ethnicities,
etc., have been known to participate in reprehensible, irresponsible
behavior. For example, your own beloved white men have been known to
take part in gang-rapes in fraternity houses, hangings of innocent men
who have the wrong skin color, etc.

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