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"Doug Kanter" wrote
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Well, every human being migrated from somewhere, at some
time.

Nope.
I was born in the US, I am native.

Earliest humanoid remains have been found in Africa, therefore,
you're
African.

Nope.
I have never been to Africa.
I was born in the US, I am a native.

Take us back to the first generation of your ancestors who touched
this
soil. Where were THEIR grandparents from?

How is that relevent to, well, anything at all?
They are all dead.
I, however, was born here in the US and am a native.
Aren't you?

It's relevant to me, and nobody needs to know why.

Lemme get this straight, you ask me a question, then I ask you for the
relevency and you tell me I don't need to know why?

Relative to this
question, you are behaving like Dave Hall, refusing to answer a question

Well, if refusing to answer a question makes one like Dave Hall, then you
might consider yourself like him as you haven't answered my question about
relevency.

which may erode your stance in this discussion. That's a Very Bad Thing.

sigh
Doug, my grandparents were born in the US, Pennsylvania.
So was my mom and dad and myself and brothers and sisters.
I do not know where any relatives before my grandparents were from, nor do
I
really care.

But, you DO know that it's relevant to this discussion about diversity. The
word, as you're using it, clearly means "people from someplace else". Based
purely on population numbers, it's a virtual certainty that you have
ancestors who were not native Americans. If you have a problem with
diversity, your reasons are probably general enough that they would've
applied to your ancestors, too.

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"Doug Kanter" wrote
"Don" wrote
"basskisser" wrote
"Don" wrote
"basskisser" wrote
Well, every human being migrated from somewhere, at some
time.

Nope.
I was born in the US, I am native.

Earliest humanoid remains have been found in Africa,
therefore,
you're
African.

Nope.
I have never been to Africa.
I was born in the US, I am a native.

Take us back to the first generation of your ancestors who touched
this
soil. Where were THEIR grandparents from?

How is that relevent to, well, anything at all?
They are all dead.
I, however, was born here in the US and am a native.
Aren't you?

It's relevant to me, and nobody needs to know why.

Lemme get this straight, you ask me a question, then I ask you for the
relevency and you tell me I don't need to know why?

Relative to this
question, you are behaving like Dave Hall, refusing to answer a
question

Well, if refusing to answer a question makes one like Dave Hall, then
you
might consider yourself like him as you haven't answered my question
about
relevency.

which may erode your stance in this discussion. That's a Very Bad
Thing.

sigh
Doug, my grandparents were born in the US, Pennsylvania.
So was my mom and dad and myself and brothers and sisters.
I do not know where any relatives before my grandparents were from, nor
do
I
really care.

But, you DO know that it's relevant to this discussion about diversity.

Look, I have asked you several times now WHY diversity is a good thing and
you have yet to answer it.
All you have done is parrot the same old stuff I see everywhere, with no
REAL answer.
It isn't about ME, Doug. It is about YOU, and your unsupported claim that
diversity is good.

Remaining hysterical tripe snipped.

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sigh
Doug, my grandparents were born in the US, Pennsylvania.
So was my mom and dad and myself and brothers and sisters.
I do not know where any relatives before my grandparents were from,
nor
do
I
really care.

But, you DO know that it's relevant to this discussion about diversity.

Look, I have asked you several times now WHY diversity is a good thing and
you have yet to answer it.
All you have done is parrot the same old stuff I see everywhere, with no
REAL answer.
It isn't about ME, Doug. It is about YOU, and your unsupported claim that
diversity is good.

Remaining hysterical tripe snipped.

I gave you MY answer. You didn't like it. And, for purposes of your own,
you've chosen not to discuss your ancestry. So, before I give up on this
subject, let's try this:

Do you think it would've been better for American if YOUR ancestors had
never come here?

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"Don" wrote in message
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sigh
Doug, my grandparents were born in the US, Pennsylvania.
So was my mom and dad and myself and brothers and sisters.
I do not know where any relatives before my grandparents were from,
nor
do
I
really care.

But, you DO know that it's relevant to this discussion about
diversity.

Look, I have asked you several times now WHY diversity is a good thing
and
you have yet to answer it.
All you have done is parrot the same old stuff I see everywhere, with no
REAL answer.
It isn't about ME, Doug. It is about YOU, and your unsupported claim
that
diversity is good.

Remaining hysterical tripe snipped.

I gave you MY answer. You didn't like it. And, for purposes of your own,
you've chosen not to discuss your ancestry. So, before I give up on this
subject, let's try this:

Do you think it would've been better for American if YOUR ancestors had
never come here?

I'm not going to further debate you on this Doug, for you are missing the
target completely.
You are attempting to *personalize* the debate by making it about *me*, when
that is not correct.
I asked you what would seem to be a very simplistic question, one that I'm
surprised you of all people, haven't answered outright.
Now, if you don't know the answer, fine, there is nothing wrong with that.
But don't even think that I'll allow you to twist the topic to something
else entirely because it just ain't gonna happen.
Take a look at my reply to Gould 0738 for some insight as to what this
about.

"Don" wrote in message
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I gave you MY answer. You didn't like it. And, for purposes of your own,
you've chosen not to discuss your ancestry. So, before I give up on this
subject, let's try this:

Do you think it would've been better for American if YOUR ancestors had
never come here?

I'm not going to further debate you on this Doug, for you are missing the
target completely.
You are attempting to *personalize* the debate by making it about *me*,
when
that is not correct.
I asked you what would seem to be a very simplistic question, one that I'm
surprised you of all people, haven't answered outright.
Now, if you don't know the answer, fine, there is nothing wrong with that.
But don't even think that I'll allow you to twist the topic to something
else entirely because it just ain't gonna happen.
Take a look at my reply to Gould 0738 for some insight as to what this
about.

I noticed another message to Gould in which you said something about
moderation, which means you think diversity can be controlled. How, and by
whom?s