>Same thing with people in the USA calling themselves Americans........I
>guess America extends all the wy to Argentina.
I've heard this before....but, as a person who lives and was born in United
States of America, how should I call my self to be politically correct? I
don't agree w/ alot of practices USA uses to get it's way, but I use the
word "American" as a physical locator, as opposed to a philisophical one,
b/c I'm in the USA. Should I call myself a "United States of American"
person? It just doesn't work. It just happens to be that my country of
origin has the same name as the continent, I can't help that. And you're
right it's all really America, but so is Canada. It's tough b/c an
Argentinian, living in Argentina, may call them selves "South American".
But an Argentinian who lives in USA can call themselves a "South American"
too. So the term can take on misleading dualities.
I've heard this arguement used a as a divider or in an angry context against
USAmericans, but I've also heard it used as a positive arguement. I think
it was in a Califanes song, they said, "Anyone who lives on the continents
of North and South America are all "americans" so, we are all one people,
and we should focus on what we have in common, not what's different, for
positive purposes."
then we could get into the beauty of "differences" vs. the value of
"sameness"... but I think I'll just stick to music instead.
PRN
Marc De Clive-Lowe - El Dia Perfecto
PNext
Suba - Sao Paulo Confessions - Na Neblina
joni
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