Amen Cheryl, enough on Canada.  If you folks need something to do, I could
use some volunteers, then you could accession some artifacts and gab about
Canada.


At 01:51 PM 2/11/1999 -0500, Cheryl Lugg wrote:
>You all seem to have entirely too much time on your hands.
>
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>> From:         Robert T. Handy[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
>> Sent:         Thursday, February 11, 1999 1:38 PM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      Re: O Canada
>>
>> Woops.  Hold on here, now.  Before you bring race into this again, go
>> look
>> up the word hyperbole, which will explain the intended sense of my
>> original
>> tongue in cheek comment.  Then you can apologize, if so inclined, for
>> calling me an idiot.  You might also apologize for introducing race
>> into
>> the discussion.
>>
>> Sound to me like you might have an agenda that is  far removed from
>> the
>> general sense of the thread.
>>
>> And besides, I'm purple not white.
>>
>>
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>> Robert Handy
>> Brazoria County Historical Museum
>> 100 East Cedar
>> Angleton, Texas  77515
>> (409) 864-1208
>> museum_bob
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://www.bchm.org
>>
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>> From:   e iola[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent:   Thursday, February 11, 1999 11:07 AM
>> To:     [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:        O Canada
>>
>> Hey Guys
>>
>> I am pretty new to this list and may I say first and foremost that I
>> am
>> a very very very proud American citizen. However I cannot help but to
>> totally support the Canadians out there on this list who are tired of
>> the Canada Bashing. To me it no different then racism. Sad to say,
>> America is ridden with it. If I am correct in assuming that Robert,
>> (the
>> idioit who started that crap about Canada being another state)is
>> white,
>> then it all makes since to me. Some White American's (NOT ALL OF THEM)
>> have an inferiority complex and they have to do whatever possible to
>> make themselves feel like their one up on everyone else. As an
>> African-American, I can totally share in the disgust that many of the
>> Canadian citizens on this list might feel towards people belittling
>> them
>> because of their background. Correct me if I am wrong, maybe the
>> African-Canadians (if I can use such a term) or other ethnicities in
>> Canada can relate; I don't know. But when all is said and done, the
>> bottom line is this. There is absolutely NO PROBLEM whatsover in being
>> proud of your heritage, it's important to preserve whatever culture
>> that
>> you may have, however it is not good to try to belittle other groups
>> of
>> people when your showing your pride.
>>
>> eiola
>>
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