tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147657587495995571.post2978035545319316903..comments2017-03-27T01:47:16.297-07:00Comments on Watch Dog Has Moved...: Morning News Round-Up -- 5.5.09: Cinco de Mayo Corrections and ElectionsWatch Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621442013300696109noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147657587495995571.post-25902421275174320052009-05-06T04:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T04:38:00.000-07:00"The Merc’s Sal Pizarro reports no one anticipated..."The Merc’s Sal Pizarro reports no one anticipated the controversy over restoring the “Anglo California National Bank." The Chamber's Chief Anglo, Pat Dando, has been receiving complaints since last weeks unveiling."<br /><br />I don't know who is doing the complaining about the label "Anglo" although I suspect it is someone who thinks all the diverse white American peoples are keen to embrace "Anglo" as some kind of exclusionist label.<br /><br />In point of fact, my friends and I have worked against the hate label "Anglo" for the last 19 years on these three grounds:<br /><br />1) It smothers the wonderful diversity among all the European Americans.<br /><br />2) It is a label we never chose for ourselves, it comes from south of the border to us.<br /><br />3) It is a sign of supremacy when we are called "Anglo" because it indicates the hater claims supremacy in the matter of naming and labeling the other.<br /><br />Euro-American si, Anglo no.Dale Warnernoreply@blogger.com