My China Doll ... I'm not sure if this belongs in this blog or
The idiot box wants to stop being ... . But I also leave here because I have claimed, rightly, that I have not moved much these posts lately. Stay tuned, there will be sooo many things soon, I promise. _________________________________________________________
a couple of years ago, I received an e-Mexico's cultural attache in China calling on Mexicans to travel to China as teachers of English. In principle, graduates preferred English race, or history of Mexico, or any other general or anyone who speaks English and knows our country. The salary was not great (like a thousand dollars a month if I remember correctly), but all the costs of food and lodging were covered by the University of (I forget which city). The job was to teach students English and Mexican customs and ideas. It seems innocent enough, but the knowledge never is. No wonder, when the Americans invaded Mexico, they brought as a book to follow and understand the enemy History of the Conquest of Mexico William H. Prescott.
few weeks ago I read an article about a protest by students of Mexican origin or Mexican origin in a U.S. state university. The funny thing of note was supposedly the method chosen by the students: "hijack" all the books in the library of the University. The demand seemed quite logical: the more open spaces for University Studies "Hispanics." The children of Mexico, exporting cheap labor over the world (exceeded by only 100 million people even China, which has 1.300 million), requiring study beyond its borders. We can, however, suspect that what was actually required not consider affairs of other countries, such as that in which they lived and that was passing the learner. Not content to leave the country for the kidnapping (of people), inflicted upon those who least deserve it (the books) a dose of our own chocolate.
few years before Columbus reached the Americas, the Chinese had a much larger fleet and advanced. Their ships were even several floors! Arrived, for example, to Africa. But they were convinced that, indeed, discover it was not worth anything because they were not only the greatest economic and technological powerhouse of the world (and quite possibly were), but that China was the center of the universe in which everything was abundant and attain greater perfection. What was conquer or plunder other nations? Traveled only to bring news to the world about his own greatness. Giraffes found in Africa - and there was no giraffes in China. Only managed to explain that, surely, this fantastic animal and neck had been rather exaggerated previously dreamed of by the Emperor. a few years, there was an economic crisis broke all sorts of disturbances and the great Emperor's fleet was destroyed.
The President of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of San Cristobal de las Casas recently traveled to the United States and found that a department store sells crafts "Chiapas" made in China. Also complained that tourists who come to Chiapas buy us for a ride because unscrupulous Mexican Guatemalan handicrafts they sell like Chiapas (big difference). In conclusion, Madam President warns that we must defend what is ours.
And that's going. The very idea of \u200b\u200b"defending" the culture seems rather stupid. Many good people imagine that I dedicate myself to "defend" the culture, when the important thing is to make it attack. The Chinese who want to learn from Mexico - because they know they need to know your customer - not defending China, are catching the attack. Mexicans living in the U.S. and want to defend as Mexicans are not winning more than their own ignorance. The sixteenth century Chinese fell into a blunder: the refusal to learn from the world, because as China, not two. (If "believe a lot" when much is a grave error, imagine the size of the error when we "think long" being so little.)
Mexico should not defend themselves, should be to attack. But who is studying Chinese or the Americans or the Japanese? Do we know anything about Canada, for example, except that it is our partner in NAFTA? In the game of life, learning more about others have everything to gain. Meanwhile, as young children, will be here suffering intensely, basking in our infinite penalties, wishing all sorts of harassment, starring in dramas as victims all essential, because as Mexico is a.
