Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Hispanic American Trucks
What do you call trucks from Mexico which come into the United States and pollute the air and do not comply with air quality or EPA rules for trucks? What do you call a truck from Mexico, which is not mechanically sound and may have many equipment violations including faulty brakes? What do you call a truck from Mexico, which is a rolling violation and mirrors a portable junkyard?
Well, you do not call it a “Mexican Truck” says a think tanker recently on a major online Think Tank Forum, stopped by to tell the group that the term “Mexican Trucks” as that is a negative connation on Mexicans we are now told. Some on the Think Tank believe that this is completely a PC comment and they are not buying it. One think tanker replied back.
“I have nothing against Mexicans. I do however have something against most of these Mexican Trucks with faulty equipment, un-level playing field with regards to pollution controls and the safety of the American people, specifically a mom and her 3 kids in a mini-van cruising down a grade on an highway. I do not believe that they should have to pay with their lives for bad policy. And indeed, I am not politically correct, but I see your perspective. What would you like me to call these trucks coming over from Mexico?”
One think tanker suggested maybe we should call them; "Hispanic Trucks" or "Mexico Trucks." The critic of the “Mexican Truck” term offered only criticism with no solution. Meanwhile we have these trucks which are from Mexico which are dangerous, do not follow the rules and are an environmental issue.
The critic should give us a "Term" to use, and we will be glad to use it. This is kind of silly of critic Think Tanker Anthony don't you think? What term does he want us to use? "Mexican American Trucks" "Hispanic American Trucks" "Illegal Trucks from Mexico" "Environmental Mobile Disaster Trucks," "Smoke Bomb Trucks" or "Rolling Junk Yards," Let us know on that. Consider the PC of this in 2006.
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