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To the Billionaire former-Assyrians... and others...
Posted by Jeff (Guest) - Thursday, August 18 2005, 6:13:19 (CEST)
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...I guess my question would be... "Why did you leave?"

The answer could be plain and obvious: "Because our community is full of fucked up, worthless weasels who are meek and mild and spineless"

However, it could be far deeper and more psychological than that.

· It could involve wanting to "play Whitey"...not the game, but the part. Wanting to "pass for white", and be accepted by crackers whose idea of cuisine is bologna sandwiches and hot dogs and whose idea of music is the pop star of the week (Brittany Spears?).

· It could involve self-hatred, as so many blacks suffer from (the "Uncle Toms" of this country, including but not limited to Colin Powell, Condelizza Rice, etc.) The self-hatred is also seen in the Jewish community...and definitely in our community.

· It could be perhaps embarassment, because when someone asks you what your ethnicity is, and you say "Assyrian", they respond "Whaaa?"

· Perhaps your parents were peasant villagers and that embarasses you because you've made it. Perhaps your parents were farmers and that's a low-class, blue collar (or worse, red neck) occupation? If you made your wealth from their hard labor, why should you be so ashamed?

...just thinking out loud here.

There is one Chaldean billionaire that I know of. He lives in Michigan, and I'm told he is very proud of his heritage and ethnicity. Why wealthy Assyrians aren't...will remain a mystery to me, for now.

Your thoughts?



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