Insulting biography for venezuelan people
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lindseycorcoran — 20 years ago(August 14, 2005 07:49 PM)
That's funny. Americans are vilified for not knowing anything about other countries, but when they know enough to know if a country is first or third world, they're raked over the coals. This, of course, leads to another issue: how do you even know an American even wrote the bio? It could have been submitted by Patricia's modeling agent from Paris for all we know.
Anyway, it's wonderful you love your country, but I'm an American who does know enough about Venezuela to know that there is considerable poverty and significant problems with voting fraud and Chavez' henchman who've been responsible for killing protestors. Chavez is also destroying Venezuela's oil industry, which is the main cash crop, so good luck. -
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JayWalking — 20 years ago(March 19, 2006 08:32 PM)
What about the laws passed by the Venezuelan government forbidding any criticism whatsoever of Chavez?
This is incorrect. I can see how you would understand it this way though considering how the American media portrayed it.
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xredgarnetx — 18 years ago(April 11, 2007 06:23 PM)
Essentially, almost anyplace outside of the U.S. is third world these days. That includes England and France and most of eastern Europe. And certaionly all of Latin America and China. But not Japan or Australia. Or Canada, the unacknowledged 52nd state.
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lemonwitch — 20 years ago(September 09, 2005 09:54 PM)
God I love being an American. Apparently I'm an ignorant moron based solely on my place of birth. Hey waitaminute.. isn't that EXACTLY what the rest of the world accuses us ignern't ass sniffin' 'Mericans o' being?
Let me give you a giant tip into this particular American's life: I don't care about the opinions of a world that simply
adores
villifying me simply because some of my ancestors migrated away from intolerable living situations centuries ago, yet has nary a problem rushing out to buy Levis, Nikes, and whatever else this apparent cesspool of a country manages to mass-produce. Apparently American people are all drooling imbeciles, but gosh, American merchandising and movies sure rock out load, don't they?
See, if I generalized about you based on the country of your birth you yourself would quickly label me a close-minded racist, I have no doubt. But you can do it to me because, hey, hating Americans is so darned trendy and fun! I wonder how much money your country has borrowed from mine during WWII to restart the economy? Money that was never repaid? And I'm sure the minute Al Queada or some other grou5b4p of hate mongers (rather like yourself) targets your home town as and absolutely
awesome
place to drop a bomb or crash a plane, we're your best friends to come clean up your mess. Or worse, you'll bitch about how we didn't come to your aid fast enough.
Don't get me wrong; I am not a starry eyed patriot by any stretch of the ol' gray matter. I love my country but am fully aware of it's faults. I love it because it's my home. And, as amazing as this will no doubt seem, most Americans think along similar thought patterns as my own. And ya know, I'd much rather we cleaned up our own problems than playing Globo Cop for the rest of the world.
But then, it's so much more fun generalizng an entire melting pot of cultures and traditions, isn't it? Why stop and think and then ruin that perfect score you've no doubt been cultivating your entire life? -
Mad_Monkey — 20 years ago(September 10, 2005 11:03 PM)
You are a bunch of self righteous pigs! Everybody who hates America is just jealous. Apparently Patricia Valasquez doesn't mind it too much, she's over here indulging in the Hollywood lifestyle making that crazy American money!
Get off the political crap and just appreciate the actress this post is dedicated to! -
franciscorivas2003 — 19 years ago(May 05, 2006 08:35 PM)
It's a shame that being so young you support the venezuelan dictator. However, this post shouldn't be about what you're gonna do the day that they take away all the things that your parents have earned, this is about patricia.
And being so close to her, I would've thought that YOU had better things to say about her work with your people, instead of defending la ley mordaza.
I'm so sorry for you, growing in a country without future. Well maybe going to "la bolivariana" will get you a decent job, as long as your family doesn't do anything against the hero of sabaneta.
Great tastes in movies by the way!
Nowadays the only exit for venezuelans is called Maiquetia
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blakngold4 — 19 years ago(June 07, 2006 03:58 PM)
she grew up in deep poverty in what's (at least) not a first-world country. she's an indigenous person. she lived a life of poverty as an indigenous person in a not-first-world country. whether you think her experiences are universalizable to venezuela or not, it's a part of her story. topic creator needs to drink a glass of STFU and quit marginalizing ms. velazquez's experiences.
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chachapumpkin — 19 years ago(August 27, 2006 07:14 PM)
"Most American mainstream sources obtain their information from the State Department and other sources in the administration. Not exactly the most reliable of sources. The American administrations put out pure propoganda when it suits them and the situation in Venezuela is one of those cases. "
Oh yes, because other governments around the world don't control the information that their respective media reports to the people? Please.
And as far as the invasion and colonization of the Philippines, the Spanish beat us to it. Spain invaded and "raped" Latin America and the Philippines BEFORE the United States was even a thought in anybody's head. But are you whining about that? Of course not. Who cares that many countries before the U.S. subscribed to imperialism and committed atrocities across the globe. Is it right that the U.S. is doing it now? Of course not. But to act like we're the only ones that have ever subjugated people we supposedly feel are less than us (which isn't the case for all Americans), is just plain hypocritical and narrow-minded.
And several centuries? America isn't even three centuries old yet!! We're babies compared to China, England, Japan, just to name a few. So saying we've been climbing over people for "centuries" is just ridiculous bunk. Especially when countries like England and Spain colonized WAY before our time. And since it seems you only skimmed your government's history books that vilify America and all its inhabitants, I'll elucidate (by the way, elucidate means to clarify) something for you: America itself was colonized by Europeans. America by no means has the patent on imperialism, colonization, and the subjugation of indigenous people. Apparently, we just learned from the people who did it to us.
Your knowledge is severely lacking. Why don't read something that actually has facts instead of whatever ridiculous crap website you posted. -
pupu_imu — 20 years ago(September 29, 2005 03:38 AM)
allright so yeah, comparing americans to furbies is was kinda funny but it's obviously an exageration, the american society is way too complex to simply just think of them as some sort homogenous (sp?) solid stupid society, but i do think the average american would benefit from trying to learn a little bit more about the world that surrounds them, i'm guessing it might have to a little bit with the education system.
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hard2getkidd — 20 years ago(October 07, 2005 09:20 AM)
Some of the people in this topic are saying Americans are Like "furbies" and other insulting comments about how We Americans are ignorant towards the rest of the worlds poverty problmems ect, However The people who are making those comments are just as ignorant by classifying all americans in that category and it makes you sound jealous of us too
v0te 0r shUt thA FuQ uP!!!!