I?????ve Changed. This Is War. Seal the Borders. Stop the Visas.

[_ajax18]

So if you have a piece of land I think should be developed differently than you do. I get to take it from you through force of arms?

You get to try.

[_ludwigm]

What kind of ground do think you're living on in Hungary Ludwigm?

We - read "we" as my ancestors - have bought it (this land) for a big horse with a golden saddle adorned with the gold of Arabia and a golden bridle.
With the horse we bought the earth, with the bridle the grass, and with the saddle the water.
It was a good business, I think.

Do you think there's never been a war there?

I know here were many.
We have fought against Turkish, Tatar, Russian (two times) armies. During our history, to mention the bigger ones.

In WWII we were bombed by US and GB bomber wings.

My parents and grandparents were small grey mice who used to want to live silently in their small holes. My grandfather was wounded in the WWI, my father in the WWII, both of them were crippled 75% and 67% - without ever reached the field.

I know what the war is, any kind of.

If your ancestors didn't win some of those you wouldn't be sitting there right now.

We won very few.

Be proud, that you won every one of them.
Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, to mention only the few I know without wikipedia.

[_ajax18]

You should be happy and thankful that the Mexican immigrants have chosen to spare your life.

It looks like the Middle Eastern immigrants won't be so generous.

[_MissTish]

Arabs first arrived here with the Spanish, before the English did.

[_The CCC]

So if you have a piece of land I think should be developed differently than you do. I get to take it from you through force of arms?

You get to try.

Been done many times. But as a wise old man once told me. "We stole it fair and square, and we ain't giving it back". Though he was talking about the Mexican American War.

[_I have a question]

My part of the country was 'settled' by the Dutch and Walloons. They created the first white infastructure here.The English settled here later, damn limey illegal immigrants coming in and taking advantage of the benefits of something that had already been developed.


I believe many areas of this country were settled by those swarthy Spanish and frog eating French as well.

Holee. crap. I haven't heard the word "limey" in many several years! Thanks for the flashback!

:-)

Bonus point for where the term 'Limey" came from, but no Googling!

[_Quasimodo]

Holee. crap. I haven't heard the word "limey" in many several years! Thanks for the flashback!

:-)

Bonus point for where the term 'Limey" came from, but no Googling!

Using limes to prevent scurvy in the British Navy. What did I win?

[_The CCC]

British Sailors used to carry Limes on board to prevent Scurvy. You Scurvy dog.

[_ajax18]

Arabs first arrived here with the Spanish, before the English did.

Thankfully the Spanish didn't stay around long. Look at the countries that were former colonies of Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America, the Phillipines. What kind of places are they to live in now? Why do you think that is?

[_The CCC]

United Fruit Company
SEE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocolonialism