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In Reply to: Re: Is this the Cartoon everyone is freakin' about...? Doesn't belong in these forums.... posted by RGA on February 20, 2006 at 12:27:03:
Well I guess we'll just have to disagree... The American lifestyle you describe - meaninigless job, shallow relationships, etc.. is a caricature of American life. It doesn't describe anyone I know. Sure, I might agree that entry level jobs seem meaningless to many, but in time we find a fit in life that allows us to do work in which we do find some meaning.I think you're also unfair in your depictiong of "rich foreigners". Let me describe some of these "foreigners" who've touched my life. I remember a Romanian gentlemann who was once my landlord - he escaped Romania by swimming across a river in the night and walking - walking! - several days to freedom. To get his wife out of the country he chained himself to a flagpole in front of the United Nations to shame his nation's communist leaders into giving his wife an exit visa. Then this man - who came here with nothing - slowly build a business doing inexpensive construction jobs - drywalling and framing. In time he put his capital to risk buying buildings and rehabbing them.
Another man was my son's cub scout leader. He and his wife came to America from China. He's one of the hardest working people I know installing some kind of epoxy flooring. After saving for years he treated his family to a real extravagance - they bought a new Honda Accord. He's not at all nostalgic for his Chinese homeland - although he prays for it nightly.
I could go on with some tales of Mexicans who immigrated to the U.S. The theme that unites all these tales is that these are NOT "rich foreigners." They may become richer once here, but I don't think of any of them as materialists.
As for my own ancestors - my Grandfather was an Italian peasant. He emigrated from Italy not so much to come to something, but to escape something: he was desparate to avoid being conscripted by the fascist government in Italy at the time. Material wealth wasn't his objective - he wanted what most immigrants want - liberty and a chance for a better life.
Kind regards,
Bob
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- Re: Is this the Cartoon everyone is freakin' about...? Doesn't belong in these forums.... - Mickey Bob 13:34:50 02/20/06 (1)
- Re: Is this the Cartoon everyone is freakin' about...? Doesn't belong in these forums.... - RGA 19:11:30 02/20/06 (0)
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