Comments on: Texas GOP touts its Hispanic model

By: Capitalist Hog

Capitalist Hog — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:28:00 +0000

You’re clueless.

DFCtomm on December 1, 2012 at 5:53 PM

Perhaps, but I am very happy with my life. You sound like a sour-grape sucked dry.

By: DFCtomm

DFCtomm — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:53:23 +0000

@DFCtomm
You seem to be the opposite of Ernesto. You refuse to acknowledge millions’ humanity for the sake of stroking your anger-stick. Relax. Make more money and people are able to bother you less. I have a lot more in common with my second-generation American neighbors than I do with my native employees.

Capitalist Hog on December 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM

You’re clueless.

By: juliesa

juliesa — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:52:32 +0000

We’ve got Texans and illegals.

CorporatePiggy on December 1, 2012 at 5:29 PM

money quote

Capitalist Hog on December 1, 2012 at 5:40 PM

Swine are known for their intelligence.

By: juliesa

juliesa — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:42:35 +0000

Fiesta San Antonio is the seciond biggest
juliesa on December 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Sorry, I meant to cut that before posting.

By: Capitalist Hog

Capitalist Hog — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:40:17 +0000

We’ve got Texans and illegals.

CorporatePiggy on December 1, 2012 at 5:29 PM

money quote

By: Capitalist Hog

Capitalist Hog — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:39:20 +0000

@ernesto
Why is it important for you to be liked by people you presume to be so distasteful? Libs have this need to be liked.

@DFCtomm
You seem to be the opposite of Ernesto. You refuse to acknowledge millions’ humanity for the sake of stroking your anger-stick. Relax. Make more money and people are able to bother you less. I have a lot more in common with my second-generation American neighbors than I do with my native employees.

However, I can understand that a town that has a sudden large influx that fails to assimilate could feel invaded.

And even though we still have all those cross-border relationships, no one really goes to Mexico anymore because it’s too dangerous. That has been a big change over the last decade. it used to be really common to run across the border to shop or have a meal–no más.

juliesa on December 1, 2012 at 4:32 PM

Texans really get it, culturally. I think for me it’s a little more clinical. If somebody doesn’t break the law, bother my family or property I’m pretty uninterested in their affairs.

It’s not that I have a particular affinity for immigrants. I just don’t define people by political policy.

By: juliesa

juliesa — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:39:10 +0000

ernesto, I also want to say that the fusion of TexMex food, music, celebrations, and language we have here is a great blessing. It would be much more boring without it. Fiesta San Antonio is the seciond biggest We also have a strong German heritage in this city. They are a very orderly culture and a great asset, but even at Wurstfest they have Tex Mex food.

By: CorporatePiggy

CorporatePiggy — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:29:33 +0000

All politics is local. If you want hispanics, you have to go to them. You have to head to el barrio and organize en espanol.

ernesto on December 1, 2012 at 1:45 PM

We’ve established a lot about your lack of travel, now it seems you haven’t even got your lazy self to Texas.

“Ernesto”, Texas has a lot of people of different descent. Calling them Hispanics is ridiculous usually.

We’ve got Texans and illegals.

By: DFCtomm

DFCtomm — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:25:26 +0000

You do realize that the “culture” you are supposedly trying to keep frozen in time is a culture formed by immigrants, right?

AngusMc on December 1, 2012 at 5:12 PM

Do you have a point of do you just like informing people that yes indeed boats do exist, and have for a while now.

By: DFCtomm

DFCtomm — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:20:24 +0000

Those are policy differences. Where are the cultural differences? Do you really think that those born in Latin America are inherently less disposed to respect the rule of law because they speak spanish and can have fiery tempers and come from an oppressed people? ernesto on December 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM

Yes. I once attended a lecture by a linguist about the effects of language. He pointed out something that I never noticed. You think in your language, and thus your language limits, and directs your thoughts. This may go a long way to explain many cultural differences.