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Nick · April 8th 06, 12:44 AM posted to rec.games.chess.politics,rec.games.chess.misc

wrote:
Louis Blair wrote:
I, for one, would be glad to see more of what goes on in
other countries. Why is there not more from other countries?

The usual responses (or lack thereof) by the American writers to
posts about chess in 'other countries' (outside the United States)
tend to discourage anyone from writing more about chess in
'other countries'.

I have written some posts about chess in Africa or Asia.
As far as I can recall, the American writers either showed
no interest whatsoever or some American writers began
writing ignorant and sometimes offensive nonsense about
matters relating to Africa or Asia. I suppose that most
Americans really do believe much ignorant and offensive
nonsense (the 'mainstream' US media seems full of it)
about matters relating to Africa or Asia, but not every
reader here is as ignorant as the average American.

I could post about chess from other countries,
but then again, I am distracted.

Crazy chess players on this newsgroup are threatening
to kill people from the other countries (like me.)

"Look, I am a US citizen."
--Marcus Roberts (7 April 2006, in RGCP)

Does Marcus Roberts have multiple citizenship?

We never did much to anyone to deserve this treatment, either.

Were you born outside the United States?
Do you happen not to look like a white European?

Given the evident xenophobia and/or racism of many Americans
who write in RGC*, why should you feel so 'undeserving'?

Marcus Roberts
Permanent Delegate of St Kitts and Nevis to FIDE

My advice (which he should feel free not to accept) to
Marcus Roberts would be for him *not* to waste his time
attempting to impress the abusive and dishonest Americans
who dominate rec.games.chess.politics. I suppose
that he *might* 'impress' those Americans by being as
sycophantic as possible, but would that be worth it?

--Nick