Thread: Piece of History: A Canadian talks about American's

It's always good to hear something positive ! Thanks Phrank .

Makes me proud to be a born and bred american.our numbers are dwindeling.The melting pot has become overly diluted.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Makes me proud to be a born and bred american.our numbers are dwindeling.The melting pot has become overly diluted.

From where I am sitting, it looks like the natural born white Americans are as much part of the problems you're having as any other part of the melting pot.

Thanks Phrank. I remember listening to Gordon Sinclair on the radio many years ago. Time has dimmed my memory but your kind post has refreshed it. Those whom choose to judge from seats afar should change their locus.

Originally Posted by Bruno

From where I am sitting, it looks like the natural born white Americans are as much part of the problems you're having as any other part of the melting pot.

100% correct Bruno.the born and bred americans of today are a sad lot for sure.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

100% correct Bruno.the born and bred americans of today are a sad lot for sure.

To be sure, there are many problems that we could discuss. However, in MY neck of the woods (the murder capital of the country) violent crime is the number one problem at the moment. And before we get started on a "there is no gun control discussion any longer" rant, this is not about guns or gun control but simply statistics on murder in my area....guns, knives, asphyxiation, and "other". In MY area, violent crime/murder is not evenly distributed among race or gender. This is OUR biggest problem in this area. Yours may be financial, environmental, or even a lack of parking spaces.

Chicago Murder, Homicide & Crime 2013 Stats | Chicago Murder, Crime & Mayhem | HeyJackass!


And if the numbers don't seem convincing enough, this may.


Refugee Family Flees Rampant Chicago Gun Violence, Settles Under Pile Of Blankets On Wisconsin Street


During a patrol Sunday morning, a Madison, Wisconsin police officer discovered an extended family of 10 huddled under a pile of blankets on a downtown street.

The group, the cop reported, included four adults, a five-month-old baby, several toddlers, and two older children. As detailed in a Madison Police Department incident report, the adults “were shocked” by the veteran officer’s concern for their welfare.

And that is when the homeless adults--who apparently had been on the streets for two weeks--explained why they were camped on a sidewalk near the State Capitol.

“They explained they had escaped the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side,” police noted. The group, which was not seeking handouts, told the officer that they “fled Chicago from where a lot of shootings and deaths were occurring.” The officer added, “It was just too dangerous to stay; some people they knew were killed.”

Ongoing gang warfare has resulted in a spike in gun violence in Chicago, where the homicide rate is disproportionately high compared to other large U.S. cities. Englewood has been described as one of the Second City’s most dangerous neighborhoods.

Aided by cops, the family quickly received aid--food, money, and short-term lodging--from three local churches. The report notes that while the family’s “future still holds many questions,” they are now “away from the bullets.”

The incident report does not describe the refugee family’s housing situation in Chicago, or how they made the approximately 150-mile trip to Madison.

Refugee Family Flees Rampant Chicago Gun Violence, Settles Under Pile Of Blankets On Wisconsin Street | The Smoking Gun

UOTE=Bruno;1215906]From where I am sitting, it looks like the natural born white Americans are as much part of the problems you're having as any other part of the melting pot.[/QUOTE]

Bruno, your family is always welcome to stay with my family, whenever you decide to visit America.
I'm sure the view will be much clearer up close.

Originally Posted by Bruno

From where I am sitting, it looks like the natural born white Americans are as much part of the problems you're having as any other part of the melting pot.

Grandson of russian immigrants here, spending the weekend with a Tunisian, two Germans an Italian and a Portugee. But, as the Waloons, Flemish, Chechens and Albanians of Belgium know, the idea of Melting Pot is the thing of myth. We're not special that way but we get along. Take what you have, add 3,100 miles to the width and 2,900 to the height, toss in another 300,000,00 people of every nationality, religious persuasion and ethnicity, then give them all the freedom (more or less) to worship and work (or not), speak freely, come, go, do good, do evil or, pretty much whatever they please and you have America. We're more complicated than television shows and no more unreasonable than good people who'd allow a government to collapse over french vs. flemish heritage.

As Hirlau offered, you are very welcome to stay in my home if you should be in the states. The view from the ground in Raleigh has nothing to do with al Jazzeera, FoxNews or Starsky and Hutch. I always have a spare razor and an open heart to make a new friend. Come by.

I'm from Detroit and Canadians are alright. If it wasn't for poutine you'd be darn near perfect. Thanks for OP, Phrank.

Originally Posted by MisterMoo

Grandson of russian immigrants here, spending the weekend with a Tunisian, two Germans an Italian and a Portugee. But, as the Waloons, Flemish, Chechens and Albanians of Belgium know, the idea of Melting Pot is the thing of myth. We're not special that way but we get along. Take what you have, add 3,100 miles to the width and 2,900 to the height, toss in another 300,000,00 people of every nationality, religious persuasion and ethnicity, then give them all the freedom (more or less) to worship and work (or not), speak freely, come, go, do good, do evil or, pretty much whatever they please and you have America. We're more complicated than television shows and no more unreasonable than good people who'd allow a government to collapse over french vs. flemish heritage.

As Hirlau offered, you are very welcome to stay in my home if you should be in the states. The view from the ground in Raleigh has nothing to do with al Jazzeera, FoxNews or Starsky and Hutch. I always have a spare razor and an open heart to make a new friend. Come by.

I'm from Detroit and Canadians are alright. If it wasn't for poutine you'd be darn near perfect. Thanks for OP, Phrank.

Thanks! And blame the French for the poutine, we blame them for everything else anyway!!

Speaking of which, headed to Montreal this weekend to see the daughter in University, Montreal is a truly beautiful and breathtaking city...maybe I'll find some nice French razors there...as the wife rolled her eyes and sighed when I mentioned that!?!