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El Cajon councilman sued over Miss Middle East pageant
Ponzi, This saddens me. I have read and followed your comments for some time now and generally regarded you as well spoken and educated. I must tell you that your rant above has lead me to question this. To label a whole community and culture with a blanket statement as you have is irresponsible and hateful to say the least. I am married to a Chaldean and she has a Master's degree and is a contributing member to society. My father-in-law came to the U.S. with 3 young children and $600 in his pocket because he was looking for an opportunity to raise his children in a place where they would not be persecuted or murdered for practicing their Catholic religion. His pride and work ethic prevented him from applying for public assistance . He worked very hard to finish his PHD and is currently the head of the English department for a local community college. Yes, he owns some businesses as well but I can tell you he pays his share of taxes and doesn't engage in illegal business. Fact, there is a segment of the Chaldean community that behaves and operates as you described above. Another fact, just about every ethnicity in our society, including Caucasian, has a segment that tries to work the system and engages in illegal dealings. My point is that your parochial view as demonstrated by your rant should not entitle you to label a whole culture in such an ugly and hateful manner.— August 10, 2017 4:03 p.m.