jrbaja
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Anti americanism
I'm getting a little tired of being called anti-american. Especially since I am not!
What I am is anti idiot, anti disrespectful people, no matter where they are from. I happen to see Baja and most all of it all the time. I have
probably been to more places down here than most anyone and have spent two years doing it. On purpose!
I state facts on what I see regularly as a resident here. And I have been coming here for blah blah blah prior to living here. Full time.
There are some on here that prefer to call me anti american because of my comments made from years of observation and living here.
These people rather than at least listening to my observations call me anti american and deny that what I am saying is true.
And they call themselves "experts" or "aficionadas" or some bs despite the fact that they are lucky to spend two or three vacations a year here.
What I say is to open eyes and maybe teach a little humanity to those that seem to be lacking it. And there are plenty. And the majority of them are
gringos.
I watched this same "patriotism" rear it's ugly head when Mexicans and Germans make these observations and they have actually been chased off this
board because of it.
I understand this and even felt a little of the same animosity myself towards "outsiders" making these comments.
I was born in america. I am a gringo.
But, I have traveled around some and have a very open mind. Especially when it comes to other cultures and respecting humanity.
What I say doesn't mean I am anti american. It means that I care about most everyone and wish that many who feel they are "all that" would realize
they aren't any better than anyone else on the planet. Money has nothing to do with it!
It's about caring about the planet, not just your own friggen back yard. This is a philosophy that seems to be disappearing in the u.s.. And
according to the news there, it probably isn't a good thing.
Just look at your stress level, poor health by the time you are able to retire, and your faces on the freeways
And this is what you think the rest of the world wants to be like? Paleeeze!!!
There's a whole world out there people. And as long as some of the population continues with their "me me me, I I I" attitudes, it just ain't gonna
work!
And calling me anti american when I am pointing out facts is a pretty weak argument.
I don't have "WMD's" either!
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tim40
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At the risk of getting into the middle of something unintended, or having my words misunderstood. Here is what I read a bit too frequent for my
personal pleasure. Attacks on alternate points of view, lack of tolerance to alternate points of view, stereotyping (if there is only one difference
in the general classification, using the 'all' is incorrect and can be read as offensive), getting caught up in the micro detail as opposed to the
essence of what others are trying to ask/convey. I respect EVERY individual until that individual proves me wrong. I have spent years (in
aggregate) of my life throughout baja, but I, like most, am willing to ask the most basic of questions...reality is, very few even "know" their
immediate family....forget about knowing all of Baja or the people that visit it.....the best we can hope for is to be life long students earning a
passing grade.....
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk....
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surfer jim
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Enough of making nice-nice.....let's get back to name calling......
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jrbaja
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Capt. George
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DADDY!!!!
thanks JR, haven't seen Dad in a long time.
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Gypsy Jan
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Laugh out loud funny!
My dogs just ran out of the room, to tell Dad that Mom was acting weird again.
jr (je***, I just typed RJ, thank goodness I caught that one), you are not anti-American and this is obvious to anyone who actually reads what you
post.
Unfortunately, people with short attention who have been raised on thirty second sound bites and ego reinforcement feel free to pile on when you are
trying to make a significant and reasoned point about a**holes, sometimes in both cultures.
"Just saying "Can't we all get along?" doesn't cut it. It takes work and, OMG, thinking to arrive at solutions and/or compromises that work in a
society.
I like to think that this forum is a kind of return to the Greek democratic ideal.
Everyone with an interest in this forum and Internet access can voice their opinions, but, then the community common sense weeds out and ignores the
demagogues.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Cyndarouh
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I so agree with Gyspy Jan. Keep up the good work JR hope to see you soon. Hugs
Cyndarouh
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capn.sharky
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Capn.George
That can't be your Dad. He is too good looking.
If there is no fishing in heaven, I am not going
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jrbaja
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And I don't recall having
a brother named George, but it was a big house!
Here it is today.
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Capt. George
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OH MY GOD!
MI LONG LOST HERMANO JR.........
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Baja Bernie
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Just sitting here chuckling and listening to the rain come down. JR picture of the house was perfect.
Gyspy Jan--you knocked that one out of the park.
Hose A did you turn the lamp on?
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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jrbaja
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Well Thanks you guys
but I think I'm going dyslexic
Despite my whining, complaining, name calling (which I am working on) and alleged "anti americanism" I know for a fact that some people have rethunk
some of their ideas about humanity and respect. We are "ALL" that as opposed to individually being "all that".
The ones that don't realize that, well, Skeet has this wood shed!
And just in case he's lurching out there in his religious purity, I bet this will put a rise in his Levis!
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Gypsy Jan
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Well, this does bring to mind a certain saying about an certain kind of person...
"Give her a broom and you will lose her." 
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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jrbaja
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And long as she's not
putting on her makeup and talking on the cell phone while she's riding that thing, the skies will be safe!
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