tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post5327569668713378373..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: AmericaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-77063131810426706382010-09-22T19:35:34.537-04:002010-09-22T19:35:34.537-04:00Thanks for an excellent commentary. I'm a his...Thanks for an excellent commentary. I'm a history teacher and was searching for an image of <i>American Progress</i> (which I found in your next post) and was pleasantly surprised to find this intelligent blog. I'll be "following" you now. BTW, I've just started my blog, so don't expect grand things in case you decide to check it out, but there might be some interesting discussions there if anyone discovers it. So far, just my teacher friends know about it. Thanks for your interesting discussions of history and art as well.TeacherXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877015808135492206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-52949229311215316802008-09-06T07:18:00.000-04:002008-09-06T07:18:00.000-04:00i am here from franwowthis is one of the most amaz...i am here from fran<BR/><BR/>wow<BR/><BR/>this is one of the most amazing things i have read in a long time.........<BR/><BR/>i dont know what to say - personally i think if we elected mccain/the woman --- we are doomed. totally doomedDistributorcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149154929149577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-53606660822042902842008-09-05T12:45:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:45:00.000-04:00Brilliant post, Counterlight! Bloody brilliant!Brilliant post, Counterlight! Bloody brilliant!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622358803103789307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-43845654709981203562008-09-05T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-05T10:08:00.000-04:00There is indeed the "birds-of-a-feather' factor, a...There is indeed the "birds-of-a-feather' factor, and there's nothing wrong with that.<BR/>But, it's not quite the same as living among your own kind because your kind can't get a mortgage or a lease to live anywhere else.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-75294002158378160482008-09-05T08:46:00.000-04:002008-09-05T08:46:00.000-04:00I clicked over here from FranIam. I enjoyed readin...I clicked over here from FranIam. I enjoyed reading this post, if not for the message of unity that it sends, then for the willingness to identify the harmful stereotypes that hold our nation back, including the "mainstream vision of America (blond, blue-eyed, apple-cheeked, with 2.5 impossibly adorable children, living comfortably in a leafy suburb or small town filled with sunshine..."<BR/><BR/>However, I don't necessarily agree with you on how the Chinatowns were formed because ours has always been a Balkanized nation to some extent. Perhaps this was driven by racism and bigotry spawned by the fear of the group in dominance. But I can tell you from first hand experience that there's a comfort in culture that draws groups of people together, too, if only because they're homesick the places they left behind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-7878659424146850872008-09-04T22:00:00.000-04:002008-09-04T22:00:00.000-04:00Counterlight - you were the hit of my blog today a...Counterlight - you were the hit of my blog today and duly so.<BR/><BR/>Mimi and I had a long talk- she was thrilled to see this piece,as noted in her comments.<BR/><BR/>I put something up at my blog about the whole mess, including the ignored people of Louisiana.<BR/><BR/>Peace my brother.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-64060956317163795622008-09-04T19:06:00.000-04:002008-09-04T19:06:00.000-04:00I'm here from Fran's too - excellent post and very...I'm here from Fran's too - excellent post and very insightful.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-37979540463822819122008-09-04T18:03:00.000-04:002008-09-04T18:03:00.000-04:00Mimi! You're Back!I hope all is well, and that th...Mimi! You're Back!<BR/>I hope all is well, and that the crepe-myrtles are wondering what's keeping you.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-89674635338923468192008-09-04T15:33:00.000-04:002008-09-04T15:33:00.000-04:00Counterlight, you said a mouthful of rightness. O...Counterlight, you said a mouthful of rightness. One day, I hope to meet you in person and give you a smothering hug. Or if you don't like hugging, I'll shake your hand.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-81241037684087622332008-09-04T14:41:00.000-04:002008-09-04T14:41:00.000-04:00not at all. I'm flattered.Thanks Fran.not at all. <BR/>I'm flattered.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Fran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-52436262157188929042008-09-04T13:12:00.001-04:002008-09-04T13:12:00.001-04:00Oh... I'm putting you in my reader. Hope you don't...Oh... I'm putting you in my reader. Hope you don't mind. :) <BR/><BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-71052754701675246172008-09-04T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-04T13:12:00.000-04:00Oh, now this is brilliant! Very well stated. This ...Oh, now this is brilliant! Very well stated. This is something most people are not willing to say - but it needs to be said!<BR/><BR/>Glad I found you. (Came via Fran's site)<BR/><BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-84964323267425786602008-09-04T13:07:00.000-04:002008-09-04T13:07:00.000-04:00Here from Fran's. What an amazing post. So true, a...Here from Fran's. What an amazing post. So true, and so disheartening.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-73745945983509709532008-09-04T12:45:00.000-04:002008-09-04T12:45:00.000-04:00You've encapsulated a lot of my own feelings here,...You've encapsulated a lot of my own feelings here, only as someone who's immigrant relatives were the "others," I saw how ditching their heritages in order to fit in with that "ideal" damaged and changed them.Ubermilfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685628102770311287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-82636371164214414082008-09-04T11:44:00.000-04:002008-09-04T11:44:00.000-04:00Oh my God. This is brilliant. Tragically sad, but ...Oh my God. This is brilliant. Tragically sad, but very true and brilliant.<BR/><BR/>300,000,000 awkward strangers who hate each other.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com