Date:         Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:07:28 -0600
Reply-To:     Pablo E. Bonilla Fernández
              <pbonilla@ARTINSOFT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pablo E. Bonilla Fernández
              <pbonilla@ARTINSOFT.COM>
Subject:      Re: I'm sorry
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
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No apologies necessary. Thanks a lot, Karl.

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Wolz [mailto:wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET]
Sent: Martes, 30 de Abril de 2002 10:59 a.m.
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I'm sorry


Pablo,

This list is dominated by English speaking Americans, and we end to
forget
that there are those on the list whose primary language is not English.
You
have committed no wrong, though those on the list who responded to your
post
most certainly have.   As a member of this list, I apologize to you for
our
exposing our ugliness.

Right, Rich and Boland, etc.?????

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pablo E. Bonilla Fernández" <pbonilla@ARTINSOFT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:43 AM
Subject: I'm sorry


> I apologize to all if I have written anything so upsetting that merits
a
> reply like this. I'm really sorry, Nico. Please forgive my ignorance
of
> your beautiful language, if this is the reason of your reply.
>
> I understand that maybe the word "race" was the culpit. I just meant
> "human". I happen to live in a beautiful latin american country, full
of
> black, chinesse, mulato and white people. I happen to be a white,
green
> eyes descendant of a spanish family. My grandmother still lives in the
> Canary Islands, close to Africa, close to Europe.
>
> So you see, the word "race" cannot have any other meaning to me than
> "human", homo sapiens. That is perhaps my mistake. My phrase at the
end
> of the email tried to express my feelings that, in a time of hatred,
> terror, hunger, it is a sign of hope to be a part of a list where
> solidarity is the norm.
>
> To all the members of the list: if you are thinking about leaving the
> list, please do not do so because of a silly mistake.
>
> Sorry for the non-vanagon content, but I thought it was necessary.
>
> Regards.