May 13, 2011, 9:35 p.m.
PolitiqueAmericano: What's In The Name (Part 2 of 2)
By Maurice Ticas
Translating the French and Spanish in PolitiqueAmericano, we have American Politics. So what is there to be said about choosing Americano in the name? For starters, Americano is everything American. This includes Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. How can one possibly exclude these geographic regions when saying the word America? But ask yourself truthfully what it means to you when hearing the word American. Doesn't the term just connote the U.S. and doesn't it remain difficult to accept the more inclusive meaning for this term? American in PolitiqueAmericano also includes the Antilles, of which Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico are all member states. After your introspection, question it. PolitiqueAmericano will help in decoupling the term American with its false connotation that needs to be discarded if a more pluralistic world is sought. Keeping the old bad habit would be equivalent to being Chinese during some of their great periods of power and believing that it is a country in the center of the world in every way because of the 中 in the word China.
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