> While in China ...
Alan, I sincerely hope not. BTW, I did see your post making the
assumption that I and I.P. aren't bad people that wouldn't personally
offend anyone because of race, gender, orientation, religion, ethnic
origin etc......etc. I appreciated that. I'm not a hateful person.
Until 02/20/06 (diagnosis of PC and colon tumor) I was a trainer for an
over the road trucking company. I pick up these students and we go over
the road for 5-6 weeks, 48 states, in a semi-truck. the sleeper is 6'
by 8'. You get to know these people very well. One of the guys I
trained started out as the worst, most inept driver I ever met. After 5
weeks he was one of the safest, conscientious, and patient drivers I've
trained. His name is Bhangali Donzo. He was from the Mandingo tribe in
Africa. I was born, lived all my life, and live now in west Texas. I
was a cowboy for 30 years before my career change. He did not know how
to speak Texan and my Mandingo was terribly rusty. He had been taught
the kings English somewhere down the line. That was worse than
Mandingo. He is a devout Muslim. I love that kid. When he graduated to
get his own truck, he was shaking my one big hand in his two small
ones, tears pouring down his face, telling me he could not of learned
from anyone else.(non-sense, as hard as he tried, a pretty smart Collie
dog could have trained him). I have many, many, hilarious stories about
Bhangali. but he's making a great American. He's terribly bitter at the
Arabs and those that brought this rein of terror down on his religion.
I'm only using this story as an example of my feelings toward ANY of
species known as mankind. As far as me being politically incorrect.
Yes, I am. I grew up living, playing, working and learning around a LOT
of Mexcan people.(I was 8 years old before I ever saw a black man. He
was old and jaundiced, yellow eyes, I was shocked!!) They knew more
interracial jokes than anyone alive. As a Texan, I've been subjected to
more ridicule than blondes (YEEEEHAWW). As a cowboy and truckdriver,
stereotyped as a redneck, dumbass, and just generally useless. I love
Texan jokes, Aggie jokes (didn't go there for school, but they publish
their own joke books) and you've seen some of my posts. My problem with
pollitical correctness began when it started dictating our differences
as not funny. Then expecting me to feel and speak that way. I can't
change, besides, the civil liberty problems we had were criminal, not
speech problems. Other than that, what I witnessed were people getting
along better laughing at our differences than being told or taught
(depending on the age) how to act and speak. Furthermore some people,
in American society can say words that cause others to lose jobs,
careers and maybe even be prosecuted for (Mark Furhman for example).
I'm just not that progressive. Hundreds of thousands of people have
died to make this a fun country to live in. Freedom of ALL speech
(profanity excepted) is the cornerstone. Yes, some descriptions of some
people, is rude, low classed and ill bred. But WE HAVE THAT RIGHT!! We
get to make the decision to be rude and low classed or not to be.
I dated a beautiful Jamaican woman for 2 years and loved that woman
dearly, still do and are still friends. Distance and age prevented
marriage in large part. But believe me political correctness had
nothing to do with it.
So, if you've got some good Texan, prostate cancer victim, white man,
Christian jokes......bring them on. I'd love to hear them and laugh.
I'm going to fight this disease. I expect to win. If not I expect to go
down swinging for the fences and laughing.
And Alan, I respect your views have enjoyed your posts here and would
fight to the death for you to be just as you are. Mainly, as I see it,
a kind man. I'd be happy to be your friend. I don't know your color,
religious affiliation, or orientation. They are not important to me.
David
Alan Meyer - 23 Apr 2006 03:37 GMT
Thanks for the kind words David.
It's a pleasure to know you.
Alan
Naaman - 23 Apr 2006 04:37 GMT
> Alan, I sincerely hope not. BTW, I did see your post making the
> assumption that I and I.P. aren't bad people that wouldn't personally
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> David
You sound remarkably like a lot of West Texans I knew when I was living
there in the late 50s and 60s. Couldn't have asked for better friends.
Naaman
dave481 - 23 Apr 2006 04:48 GMT