I was born before you were. And, isn’t it interesting how none of my native L.A. friends think of this as a 3rd world city. I guess we just run in different circles.
I have seen changes here, of course. I am not blind. I sense a supercilious tone in your posts to me.
Every city on earth has changed over time, especially over the past half century. It is inevitable.
It is true that change is inevitable.
Have the changes to L.A. brought about by Mexicans made the city better or worse?
South Gate, Cudahy and Maywood is where L.A. is headed.
Where have I heard those words before?
Ummmmm.....
Oh, yeah. Something about a "new America":
| We are now one of the largest Spanish-speaking nations in the world. We're a major source of Latin music, journalism and culture. Just go to Miami, or San Antonio, Los Angeles, Chicago or West New York, New Jersey ... and close your eyes and listen. You could just as easily be in Santo Domingo or Santiago, or San Miguel de Allende. For years our nation has debated this change -- some have praised it and others have resented it. By nominating me, my party has made a choice to welcome the new America. Our future cannot be separated from the future of Latin America. As I speak, we are celebrating the success of democracy in Mexico. George Bush from a campaign speech in Miami, August 2000. |
Here is an excerpt of a good critique of that speech:
In equating our intimate historic bonds to our mother country and to Canada with our ties to Mexico, W. shows a staggering ignorance of the civilizational facts of life. The reason we are so close to Britain and Canada is that we share with them a common historical culture, language, literature, and legal system, as well as similar standards of behavior, expectations of public officials, and so on. My Bush Epiphany By Lawrence Auster