Fred's main point seems to be that I hate, hate, hate Mexicans and won't stop going on about how much I hate, hate, hate them.
John unrelentingly savages Mexicans, expressing himself with the nuanced objectivity of a prom queen who has discovered a rival. For John, there is nothing–nothing—good about any Mexican. They are stupid. They have no family values. Their music is terrible. He cannot conceive of a Mexican’s having an idea. [Ramblings About Messicans | A Surfeit of Bile, May 4, 2015]What's this all about? people want to know.
I have no clue. I am not aware of holding any opinions about Mexicans in the generality. I don't actually know any Mexicans. I have only spent a few hours in their country (cruise ship, Cozumel). The handful of people I met there seemed pretty normal.
I can't recall having "savaged" Mexicans even once, let alone "unrelentingly." It's true that I think we have permitted far too many Mexicans to settle in our country; but Fred seems to agree ("I do not think that encouraging mass immigration from Mexico is a good idea"), so that can't be it.
Certainly I would never say, or give anyone cause to think that I think, something as bizarrely idiotic as "there is nothing–nothing—good about any Mexican." Can Fred provide a reference?
Could he, in fact, provide links to substantiate the other things he's saying about me?
My relations with Fred, though very occasional, have always been cordial. I don't know what inspired this outburst. I'm going to be charitable and assume that Fred was drunk and confused me with someone else. It happens.
