[Luis Gonzalez]

I have been taking crap from people about my ethnicity for much too long, I have had it, and I will no longer just stand by and take comments about having to speak to me in Spanish to make sure I understand something, that I am some third-world derelict here to screw up America, or any one of the many variations on those themes.

You have been pounding at me along those lines nearly since our first encounter on my Radio FR thread, and I was extremely careful not to be equally as insulting on the thread to you, as you were to me.

As a matter of fat, it was after you again began leveling both direct and indirect attacks on me on a second thread that I decided to answer in kind.

You may not offend my ethnicity, and you may not question my being an American...I am one, with every right and responsibilty that you have. I communicate in not one, but two languages with ease, and complete proficiency (rough on the spelling and grammar sometimes, but I'm still working on it), and I do it daily, and in your full view, so the crack about having to tell me in Spanish was meant to offend.

I read your posts, and I know your mind, but I will tell you sir that if you wish for me not to offend that which you hold sacred, you will not offend that which is sacred to me...the country where I was born, and the one I now call home, and have sworn undying allegiance to.

Attack those things, or my family and I will do whatever I can do to fight back.

With a keyboard in here, or otherwise, should we ever meet face to face.

[David1]

Calm down Luis. Ease up. Thorondir has already apologized. I understand how angry you were when he was attacking your ethnicity. And you know why. I felt the same anger. But now is the time to calm down and accept apologies and talk civilly about issues at hand and not personal again. Lets start anew under a clean slate.

[Thorondir]

I have been taking crap from people about my ethnicity for much too long

How long ago, sir? Give it a rest already. I apologized. But I speak spanish, too. It's the only way I can communicate with my mother-in-law.

You have been pounding at me along those lines nearly since our first encounter on my Radio FR thread

Stopped that long ago, sir.

and I was extremely careful not to be equally as insulting on the thread to you, as you were to me. As a matter of fat, it was after you again began leveling both direct and indirect attacks on me on a second thread that I decided to answer in kind.

LOL! Good one.

I know your mind

Once gain, sir, no, you don't. You don't know my mind any more than I know yours.

I will do whatever I can do to fight back. With a keyboard in here, or otherwise, should we ever meet face to face.

Good grief, man. Cut out the chest-thumping keyboard threats. I have no desire to fight you, nor do I have the desperate need to prove myself in that way. For crying out loud.

I am not your enemy, man. We just disagree about a few things. And we probably strongly agree on most other things things.

Honestly wishing you and your family well, Luis.