The Boy Scouts should permit any male to be a scout or adult leader as they have failed to present any rational justification to prohibit gays.
However, it is also their right to be irrational. The Boy Scouts are a private organization and should have the freedom to limit their membership as they see fit. But I hope they see the error of their ways.
You and Ilk just feed off of each others inanity with the single objective to twist every debate into senseless babble. You have absolutely no concept of my point.
Duck,
Be careful not to put yourself in the same walnut bag as Ilk and DLR. I have respect for you and the way you present your views even if we don't always agree.
But nobody is suggesting that San Diego's culture has not been influenced by Mexico. CLEARLY we are and vice versa. Everything you said is correct. But in the end, I hope the Japanese woman and her blond military boyfriend discuss how happy they are to have become Californian over those fish tacos. That would make my day.
Mexican-Americans and their culture has more to do with being Californian these days than your baby boomer Beach Boys B.S. - Ilk
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Ilk, that is veiled racism. The only person here (and at every other debate) denigrating other cultures and races is you.
I have repeated time and time again that Californian culture is a mixture of other cultures and continues to be influenced by others to this day. Cultural influence is fine, replacement is not.
Your statement "Latino culture is alive and well in California culture and that's not changing any time soon, so get used to it." could be used by any racist conqueror in history. I'm sure Cortes said exactly the same thing to the Aztecs just before obliterating their culture.
I'm impressed to hear a psychology grad is actually employed.
Glad to know our public universities are making sure future security guards, garbage collectors, and burger flippers have a thorough knowledge of Freud.
Just because I like mariachi music and chile rellenos, does that mean they are Californian? Of course not and vice versa for all your points.
Cultures influence each other all the time. They can also destroy another. Mexican culture has influenced California for a long time, but it is now moving from influence to destruction. Reason being many Mexicans feel no need/desire to assimilate and some Californians, such as yourself, think having pride in it is a negative or even racist.
You're stuck on Californian being white. This discussion has nothing to do with race, Ilk. Your race does not determine your culture. How you are raised does.
Many people in Nevada would be quite offended that you think their culture is just Las Vegas. It would be like saying the Mexican culture is just Tijuana.
Yes, the Spanish settled California centuries ago, but it wasn't two centuries before English was spoken here. Try 37 years. Google Sir Francis Drake if you're confused.
And the Spanish didn't call their settlement San Francisco. They called it Yerba Buena. Guess who named it San Francisco? An English-speaker, Washington Bartlett.
What is your point about Spanish? Yes it is part of the Californian culture, mostly Castilian Spanish. So too Russian, Italian, German, and Chinese. But the root of our linguistic culture is English.
Is the Californian culture really a mystery to you? I'm sorry that you don't identify with it, or any culture, as it is what makes life interesting.
You want me to name a unique element that doesn't exist in Arizona, Oregon, Mexico, or Canada? How about our beach culture? It generated a new style of music, beach rock (Beach Boys, for instance) and made surfing popular around the globe.
Hollywood...Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Disney, UA, MGM, etc...another unique aspect of the culture. Silicone Valley...Apple, Google, Intel, Yahoo, HP, Oracle, Cisco, eBay, etc. Many political and environmental initiatives are unique as well.
I could go on and on and on with food, music, art... but why? You'll probably just scoff and thumb your nose because culture is meaningless to you.
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Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Ending your comments by being snarky and inaccurate, Ilk?
I'll end mine on topic:
I encourage an Olympic bid by San Diego to show the world what a proud, cultured, and vibrant city we are.
I encourage a competing bid by Tijuana to show the world what a proud, cultured, and vibrant city they are.
In the spirit of Olympic competition, may the best city win.
Moving on...
May 17, 2013 at 5:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
San Diego Teen Eagle Scout Weighs In On Resolution To Allow Gay Scouts
The Boy Scouts should permit any male to be a scout or adult leader as they have failed to present any rational justification to prohibit gays.
However, it is also their right to be irrational. The Boy Scouts are a private organization and should have the freedom to limit their membership as they see fit. But I hope they see the error of their ways.
May 17, 2013 at 4:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Ilk,
So you're creating the Cortes Card? We might as well play poker now. It would be far more productive.
Influence: A power affecting a person or thing, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort.
Substitution: The action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.
Do you understand the difference between those two terms?
May 17, 2013 at 4:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
DLR,
You and Ilk just feed off of each others inanity with the single objective to twist every debate into senseless babble. You have absolutely no concept of my point.
Duck,
Be careful not to put yourself in the same walnut bag as Ilk and DLR. I have respect for you and the way you present your views even if we don't always agree.
But nobody is suggesting that San Diego's culture has not been influenced by Mexico. CLEARLY we are and vice versa. Everything you said is correct. But in the end, I hope the Japanese woman and her blond military boyfriend discuss how happy they are to have become Californian over those fish tacos. That would make my day.
May 17, 2013 at 4:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Mexican-Americans and their culture has more to do with being Californian these days than your baby boomer Beach Boys B.S. - Ilk
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Ilk, that is veiled racism. The only person here (and at every other debate) denigrating other cultures and races is you.
I have repeated time and time again that Californian culture is a mixture of other cultures and continues to be influenced by others to this day. Cultural influence is fine, replacement is not.
Your statement "Latino culture is alive and well in California culture and that's not changing any time soon, so get used to it." could be used by any racist conqueror in history. I'm sure Cortes said exactly the same thing to the Aztecs just before obliterating their culture.
May 17, 2013 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Psychology Tops List Of SDSU's Most Popular Degrees Among 2013 Graduates
I'm impressed to hear a psychology grad is actually employed.
Glad to know our public universities are making sure future security guards, garbage collectors, and burger flippers have a thorough knowledge of Freud.
Taxes well spent.
May 17, 2013 at 3:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fungus-Spreading Frogs Could 'Wipe Out' California Amphibians
"At home, people can help abate the problem by not buying invasive frogs as pets. Pessier said, "I don't want to shut down the pet trade, but..."
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African Clawed Frogs are illegal in California. You'd figure a researcher familiar with them would know that.
Any pet store or individual selling them should be reported to the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife: 1-888-DFG-CALTIP (888-334-2258).
May 17, 2013 at 2:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Ilk,
Just because I like mariachi music and chile rellenos, does that mean they are Californian? Of course not and vice versa for all your points.
Cultures influence each other all the time. They can also destroy another. Mexican culture has influenced California for a long time, but it is now moving from influence to destruction. Reason being many Mexicans feel no need/desire to assimilate and some Californians, such as yourself, think having pride in it is a negative or even racist.
You're stuck on Californian being white. This discussion has nothing to do with race, Ilk. Your race does not determine your culture. How you are raised does.
May 16, 2013 at 6:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Missionfailed,
Many people in Nevada would be quite offended that you think their culture is just Las Vegas. It would be like saying the Mexican culture is just Tijuana.
Yes, the Spanish settled California centuries ago, but it wasn't two centuries before English was spoken here. Try 37 years. Google Sir Francis Drake if you're confused.
And the Spanish didn't call their settlement San Francisco. They called it Yerba Buena. Guess who named it San Francisco? An English-speaker, Washington Bartlett.
What is your point about Spanish? Yes it is part of the Californian culture, mostly Castilian Spanish. So too Russian, Italian, German, and Chinese. But the root of our linguistic culture is English.
May 16, 2013 at 5:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Olympic Rules May Disallow San Diego-Tijuana Bid
Ilk,
Is the Californian culture really a mystery to you? I'm sorry that you don't identify with it, or any culture, as it is what makes life interesting.
You want me to name a unique element that doesn't exist in Arizona, Oregon, Mexico, or Canada? How about our beach culture? It generated a new style of music, beach rock (Beach Boys, for instance) and made surfing popular around the globe.
Hollywood...Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Disney, UA, MGM, etc...another unique aspect of the culture. Silicone Valley...Apple, Google, Intel, Yahoo, HP, Oracle, Cisco, eBay, etc. Many political and environmental initiatives are unique as well.
I could go on and on and on with food, music, art... but why? You'll probably just scoff and thumb your nose because culture is meaningless to you.
May 16, 2013 at 5:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )