Good point 2x4. Mexicans are one of the largest groups of recent immigrants to the US, many of them are in a tough situation financially and I agree that poverty affects how they’re perceived.
I didn’t mean to rant at you yesterday, sorry.
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Moving on, the guy in that video deserves a curbie.
I’d like to address some of the generalizations in this thread and share my thoughts. I know moving off the topic of video games can put us in dangerous water, so I’ll tread carefully.
I’ve done a lot of non-profit, outreach work in Latino, Somali, and Hmong neighborhoods organizing on Superfund toxic waste sites and setting up an energy co-op. These are usually the worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis because the people can’t afford to live anywhere else. Even though many of the immigrants speak no English, I’ve found them to be hardworking, interested in their communities, and far less close-minded than white people in middle class demographics. I also assist ESL classes with adult students and let me say that English is a damn hard language to learn, especially post-adolescence and while working two jobs to support a family. First generation immigrants may never learn English, but their kids sure do. It’s also important to remember this country has no official language. Considering we’ve turned the US into a land Starbucks and Cracker Barrels, I think seeing some new people or hearing a language I’m not familiar with is kind of refreshing.
I went to Argentina a few years ago and got so frustrated speaking my terrible Spanish I eventually gave up and decided that I’d rather be a stupid American speaking English than a stupid American speaking bad Spanish. I’m sure a lot of Spanish speakers feel just as frustrated over here.
Visiting my grandpa in San Diego this winter I witnessed the long lines of Mexicans waiting for work in the morning. It’s worth noting that this is a tradition for them. In Mexican towns, it’s common for the male laborers to gather in a central place and wait for work everyday. They’ve been doing this for generations and I don’t think there’s anything degrading about it. I’m impressed how they’re always standing up, nodding and making eye contact even if they’ve been waiting for hours in the sun. I’m sure most of them are not citizens, but there are plenty of other illegal immigrants, not paid under-the-table, who annually contribute 7 billion dollars to our social security that they’ll never collect. Illegal immigrants are also not eligible for welfare, food stamps or any federal health care programs. Latinos with citizenship only make up 9% of our welfare system. The percentage of our population that is foreign born is half what it was one hundred years ago and I don’t think we have any reason to freak out. We’ve already messed up our country a lot more than anyone else will and I think immigrants make us better in the long run.
Dungeon Explorer rules. Turbografx is awesome
And no, Canadian boxes/manuals are not collectable.
