Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

David Peterson wrote:

> Your anaology is flawed.  France is called "France", not the United States of
> Europe.  Why would they want to be "Européens"?  Have they no pride?  If you
> honestly think people in the U.S. are going to call themselves "Usonians",
> I'm afraid you just don't know this country well.  First off, people would
> point out that it's a horrible bastardization, taking the name from the
> Esperanto word for the U.S.A., the U.S.N., and it wouldn't make any sense.
> Moreover, when anyone DID get wind of its Esperanta origin, that would be the
> end of it right there, because, as far as most Americans are concerned (U.S.
> Americans), Esperanto is Commy-Nazi Pinko plot to take over the world and rob
> us of our right to own guns, etc.  Anyway, my point is, if we don't call
> ourselves Americans, we've got nothing else.  EVERY SINGLE OTHER COUNTRY IN
> NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA HAS SOMETHING ELSE TO CALL THEMSELVES.  Can't you
> just give us "Americans"?
Well, you have to concede that the vast majority of "Americans" are
woefully undereducated when it comes to anyone who lives outside their
county, much less in another country. They think that they're the only
people on the planet who matter, and that everyone else should damn-well
speak English with no "dam fur'ner" accent. So, it makes perfect sense
that we'd be arrogant enough to call ourselves by the rightful
designation of two whole continents, to the exclusion of the many others
that live both to the north and south of us. Just because we do it
doesn't mean that it's right, fair, or sensical, as we "Americans" have
proven time and again in the past 400 years.

Besides, the only _real_ Americans in this country don't even get the
dignity of owning land, and the land they do live on is the crappiest we
could find. Our government generously deigns to lend it to them, as long
as they don't get uppity.

> -Jenesis
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