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In reply to the discussion: Evo Morales responds to John Kerry: Never Again Will We Be Your Backyard [View all]ReRe
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Evo Morales responds to John Kerry: Never Again Will We Be Your Backyard [View all]
Catherina
Apr 2013
OP
Except here it has no negative connotations - in fact it is saying we are close neighbors
karynnj
Apr 2013
#12
The term backyard implies ownership, and that is the problem. However, whether it is South America
still_one
Apr 2013
#18
understood, and I suspect that is not what Kerry meant, but that is the conotation today
still_one
Apr 2013
#26
"Our backyard" means we own it. "Backyard neighbor" means they own it and we're neighbors.
SharonAnn
Apr 2013
#33
"In our backyard," illustrated all these long years before Latin American unity started to develope,
Judi Lynn
Apr 2013
#50
A good documentary to watch is "Our Brand is Crisis" featuring James Carville...
cascadiance
Apr 2013
#3
Good old Goni fled to his brand new home in Maryland, where he's happy as a clam.
Judi Lynn
Apr 2013
#74
Thank you. Glad it helped a number of people here... It had helped me see the truth about Carville
cascadiance
Apr 2013
#96
Sorry the joke was meant as more of a comment on how Carville and his wife were earlier perceived...
cascadiance
Apr 2013
#107
Um, only if John Kerry was even remotely like the fictional Archie Bunker, LOL
whathehell
Apr 2013
#65
This is - at most - a problem in the translation and I suspect a call from the Secretary
karynnj
Apr 2013
#22
The comment is in black and white. Only a apologist or naive mind would read it the way you did
Catherina
Apr 2013
#67
Many posters in the group literally leap for joy at the opportunity to rub America's nose in shit.
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#68
Exactly right. They know exactly what "paying more attention to them" will do.
Judi Lynn
Apr 2013
#46
Anyone unaware of this fact absolutely MUST start doing some crash research, and keep at it,
Judi Lynn
Apr 2013
#51
"What are we? Your trash dump?" "We may be ill-fed, ill-clothed..." (more details)
Catherina
Apr 2013
#71
No doubt Morales intends to immediately return every dollar in cash assistance the US has ever sent,
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#73
The US has done its major dealing with the racist, secessionist white supremicists in Santa Cruz,
Judi Lynn
Apr 2013
#75
The US never gives "assistance" without expecting something in return.
Sekhmets Daughter
Apr 2013
#78
I guess my question is, has Morales taken even a nickel from the US? If not, great. If so,
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#79
It is a common misperception that the US is the most generous of nations...
Sekhmets Daughter
Apr 2013
#81
Hah, I wish them luck with the Chinese. If you think the Yanqis have screwed over our southern
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#87
My point was that the Chinese will pursue their national interests more aggressively than the hated
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#101
Wishful thinking, as in I would do a happy dance if the Chinese screwed Bolivia? No, I have
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#111
Not that 150 million in 8 years is very much but that's interesting. Where did you find that?
Catherina
Apr 2013
#83
Thanks but is there anything that shows where that $150 went, and how much of it went anywhere?
Catherina
Apr 2013
#91
'Backyard' is a simple colloquialism. We used it all the time. I grew up in Mssachusetts,
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#86
Ok, I see. We're a capitalistic society, and we have an inbred fear of leftist governments.
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#109
Viva Evo Morales, and his hard work toward a much better world. He is respected,
Judi Lynn
Jul 2013
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