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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
32. "WTF" was the matter with the country YOUR ancestors emigrated from?
Fri Aug 22, 2014, 12:30 PM
Aug 2014

I don't know. I'm not Scottish. I'm an American, and altho' my name has its own tartan, I do not identify with Scotland at all.

And of course I've heard the poem by Emma Lazarus. Why would you think I haven't?

I merely asked what was wrong with Honduras killing children. I said or implied nothing was great about what the US was doing or has done, here or in Honduras. (The history lesson above, which I already knew about, was kinda the point of my question)

I know it's sorta de rigueur to put words in people's mouths and make up complex motivations and complete life histories here on DU from 5 word posts by people you don't know, but really, try to avoid doing that in the future.

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Fresh coat of blood on our hands geomon666 Aug 2014 #1
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #2
WTF is the matter with us? We are sick as a society. n/t albino65 Aug 2014 #3
WTF is the matter with us? AlbertCat Aug 2014 #12
Agreed: christx30 Aug 2014 #21
But a good part of the problems in Honduras ARE attributable to the US lolly Aug 2014 #23
Edumacate yourself re CIA's role in overthrowing central american governments. Divernan Aug 2014 #30
"WTF" was the matter with the country YOUR ancestors emigrated from? Divernan Aug 2014 #29
"WTF" was the matter with the country YOUR ancestors emigrated from? AlbertCat Aug 2014 #32
asdf stone space Aug 2014 #4
We'll I hope those protesting idiots are happy newfie11 Aug 2014 #5
+ 1 lunasun Aug 2014 #9
Well, they seem to have moved on now-- lolly Aug 2014 #19
There seems to be a screw loose in their world newfie11 Aug 2014 #22
Tegucigalpa, not San Pedro Sula, is the capital of Honduras. ColesCountyDem Aug 2014 #6
Murder capital, not capital city bigtonka Aug 2014 #7
But but they are not 'real' refugees lunasun Aug 2014 #8
USA! USA! USA! I bet the dumbies are still chanting it. n/t tom_kelly Aug 2014 #13
5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #10
Oh yeah I almost forgot to expect that thanks! lunasun Aug 2014 #14
Thanks, Rick Perry! tclambert Aug 2014 #11
Republicans are such heartless fucks. blackspade Aug 2014 #15
Unfortunately, so are some people presenting themselves as Democrats. Divernan Aug 2014 #31
So close to having escaped their killers, just to be handed right back to them. Judi Lynn Aug 2014 #16
The KKKbaggers must be so proud. nt valerief Aug 2014 #17
Can President Obama do anything to stop the deportation of those that should be given refugee status Dragonfli Aug 2014 #18
I know where Hell is... ReRe Aug 2014 #20
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2014 #24
Can't the US just pretend they want to spite some Honduran politician Ash_F Aug 2014 #25
Honduras was trying Democracy until the US-backed coup of 2009... Octafish Aug 2014 #26
There are Right Wingers SCREAMING about this claiming they aren't REALLY "kids"... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #27
I'm sure that Jesus would approve. /nt yardwork Aug 2014 #28
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