[Paleopsych] Re: university employment for non U.S. citizens

[Christian Rauh]

Gerry,

G. Reinhart-Waller wrote:
>
>>> One reply an unemployed U.S. academician might make is "why is a
>>> Brazilian citizen able to land a cushy job at state university in
>>> Connecticut?"
> 
> Since you are not U.S. Citizen, how long have you lived in America and
> taught at U.Conn?  The point being....why is someone without citizenship
> able to slot into a full time teaching job at good University when an
> equally qualified U.S. academician is unemployed?

I am a grad student at UConn, currently in my third year. My
assistanship is nothing but cushy and the reason why I am in this
position is because there was no equally qualified person in the US.

> Please excuse the questions....it's the way I was taught to think.

Me too. And let me ask you another question:

What do you think is the difference between an American unemployed
academician and a Brazilian unemployed academician?

Christian

> 
> Gerry Reinhart-Waller
> Independent Scholar
> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~waluk
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Rauh"
> <christian.rauh at uconn.edu>
> To: "Lista Paleopsych" <paleopsych at paleopsych.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 7:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] islamic radicalism
> 
> 
>> Gerry,
>>
>> I don't see your point.
>>
>> My first point is that there is (mostly economic) pressure to conform to
>> US culture. Obviously, when the pressure comes from some other place
>> people will conform to the strongest.
>>
>> My second point is that people in the US are unaware of this pressure.
>> But at the same time fear any outside pressure from another source
>> themselves. For example, an international court or an arabic country.
>>
>> There is no pressure for the US academician to learn portuguese. He may
>> do it, but solely because he chooses that.
>>
>> I don't think that pressure to conform is bad or that it can be
>> eliminated, but I think it can be better equalized.
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> G. Reinhart-Waller wrote:
>>
>>> One reply an unemployed U.S. academician might make is "why is a
>>> Brazilian citizen able to land a cushy job at state university in
>>> Connecticut?"
>>>
>>> Are you also a U.S. citizen?
>>>
>>> They might further comment:  "If I learned Portuguese, would I then get
>>> a decent academic job in Brazil or are such positions reserved for
>>> Brazilian citizens"?
>>>
>>> People learn English usually because it guarantees them employment.  If
>>> and when Arabic language and Muslim religion and lifeways become a
>>> ticket to wealth and prosperity, then people will learn Arabic.
>>>
>>> Gerry Reinhart-Waller
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Rauh"
>>> <christian.rauh at uconn.edu>
>>> To: "G. Reinhart-Waller" <waluk at earthlink.net>; "Lista Paleopsych"
>>> <paleopsych at paleopsych.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 11:43 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Paleopsych] islamic radicalism
>>>
>>>
>>>> Gerry,
>>>>
>>>> I am a Brazilian citizen and I was forced to learn english because
>>>> without knowing it I would not be able to get a decent job in this
>>>> world.
>>>>
>>>> My point was to show the irony of people fearing having to learn arabic
>>>> or going to mosques when other people are having to learn english. What
>>>> they fear is to be influenced to do things they otherwise would not.
>>>>
>>>> The US exerts pressure in other countries. In other places, people have
>>>> to learn English. One can argue that it is not a deliberate and
>>>> conscious pressure, however, to the person learning the language, the
>>>> prospect of not having a decent job is as coercive as troops on the
>>>> street. That's economic pressure.
>>>>
>>>> And to the counter-argument that you always have the individual choice
>>>> of *not* learning english, goes the answer that you always have the
>>>> individual choice of *not* learning arab or going to mosques. But you
>>>> will have to face the individual consequences.
>>>>
>>>> As a final comment, I don't think that, in general, American citizens
>>>> are aware of the amount of influence and pressure that the US exerts in
>>>> the world. That is the reason why I believe that, in general, most
>>>> Americans can't understand the cynicism that foreigners have towards
>>>> "spreading freedom".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> G. Reinhart-Waller wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Christian Rauh writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have been forced to learn English.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When?  By whom?  Why?  Which country would do such a heinous thing?
>>>>> France?  Germany?  Sweden?  You aren't buzzin' about being an American
>>>>> citizen and having to speak English, are you?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry Reinhart-Waller
>>>>> Independent Scholar
>>>>> http://www.home.earthlink.net/~waluk
>>>>>
>>>>
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