tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post4650092605032665989..comments2023-07-04T19:10:13.362+10:00Comments on Saipan Writer: My Latest Letter to the EditorSaipan Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-53952087514766279082010-05-27T10:06:27.719+10:002010-05-27T10:06:27.719+10:00Angelo, face it.
I dealt with him from 1991 until...Angelo, face it.<br /><br />I dealt with him from 1991 until he passed away.<br /><br />Your father was one of the most "nationalistic" individuals on Saipan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-81114756397486813192010-05-15T02:21:57.724+10:002010-05-15T02:21:57.724+10:00I answered your question in a blog post.I answered your question in a blog post.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-59051726253625255572010-05-14T22:45:13.306+10:002010-05-14T22:45:13.306+10:00and wouldn't you say the actions of nearly eve...and wouldn't you say the actions of nearly every elected official are non-explicitly teaching everyone that allowing foreigners to become US citizens and vote is a bad thing? They are opposing it because they have been taught it.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-43729841508599238372010-05-14T22:43:08.463+10:002010-05-14T22:43:08.463+10:00Your father obviously wasn't a politicianYour father obviously wasn't a politicianAngelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-53823312135490253552010-05-14T14:35:56.582+10:002010-05-14T14:35:56.582+10:00"When I was a kid I was specifically taught b...<i>"When I was a kid I was specifically taught by my father that I needed to make sure that guest workers never gained the right to vote"</i> <br /><br />I have lived here much longer than Angelo and I have never been taught to guard and ensure that guest workers never have a chance to vote. I have never heard of any of my friends being taught this practice either.<br /><br />How exactly did your father teach you this? <br /><br />What did he say?<br /><br />What was your response?<br /><br />How did he rationalize it? <br /><br />Unbelievable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-66316958018617274702010-05-14T08:57:22.021+10:002010-05-14T08:57:22.021+10:00Anon 4:35--I've never thought of myself as a g...Anon 4:35--I've never thought of myself as a gadfly! hmmm.Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-76647863767879955492010-05-14T08:56:40.749+10:002010-05-14T08:56:40.749+10:00Angelo,
Just recently I went to a funeral. I chatt...Angelo,<br />Just recently I went to a funeral. I chatted with one of the men there whom I've know since I arrived, who is like family to me. He's Chamorro. I mentioned that I hadn't yet met his new wife, whose name I'd seen in the newspaper obit. His first response was "She's Filippina." He said it apologetically, as if it was something to be ashamed of. But he pointed her out and he's happy and looks much better (healthier, happier) than anytime in the past decade. <br /> <br />I'm hoping that experience is something of a counter-weight to the learned dogma. People here have friends and family who are aliens. It does change the rhetoric when you talk about individuals they know rather than "foreign workers" as an entity.Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-34351571122257470852010-05-14T01:34:51.566+10:002010-05-14T01:34:51.566+10:00When I was a kid I was specifically taught by my f...When I was a kid I was specifically taught by my father that I needed to make sure that guest workers never gained the right to vote. This is engrained in the brains of locals as strongly as the Catholic faith. It has and continues to be an uphill battle.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-46344105566394366362010-05-13T16:35:43.762+10:002010-05-13T16:35:43.762+10:00Speaking truth to power will always make you enemi...Speaking truth to power will always make you enemies, but someone needs to do it. Society needs its gadflies, but never seems to appreciate them at the time. Socrates drinking the hemlock and all that. Please keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822994319220795886.post-75945003036128431602010-05-13T12:32:11.071+10:002010-05-13T12:32:11.071+10:00Hi Jane,
Thanks you for your inspiring views on th...Hi Jane,<br />Thanks you for your inspiring views on this matter. I pray that our indigenous brothers & sisters will have an open mind and find a place in their hearts to understand that we are not taking anything from them. Infact, we want to have status to be permanently live with them in this island that all of us considered our HOME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com