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Hi, I just wanted to say that I have read many of these threads throughout the last few months and I am appalled by what I have read. I have commented on many controversial subjects. I couldn't find the thread that was discussing the problems with racial issues and barriers in Southern California so I decided to start a new thread. I believe there isn't as much of a racial issue but a "language issue" and I believe if we ALL returned to our roots and where this Country started we would all get along better. Respect is the key word here.
I believe that those who move to this Country have the right to do so but it should be required that they learn the English language and that the English Language should be the primary language. I believe that this Country was founded on the English language and it should be respected. I have seen as a former resident of California that the language of this Country is NOT respected at all. That other languages are used to intimidate those who speak only English and now it is required in many arena's that secondary languages be taught, learned and spoken. This is a boundary issue and a disrespect and should never have been tolerated in the first place . As far as I am concerned there is a little too much freedom in this Country... I love all people, races and in my eyes all people are equal but I think we have a major problem. Hopefully these words do not bring offense to anyone but an awareness of how others might be feeling who speak the English language as their primary source of communication . Please read an archive that I found that was stated many years ago by one of our respected leaders: I believe it has not been followed. How sad...
"The year is 1907, one hundred and 2 years ago".
'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.' Theodore Roosevelt 1907
And that is exactly why we are in the chaotic mess that we are in. Everything and anything goes here and there isn't any order what-so-ever. I am not saying that other languages shouldn't be spoken but I am saying that this is America and we need to stick with English or we will not be able to understand one another. You have taken what I have said out of context...
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Originally Posted by Charles
It's a free country. A lot of people don't dig more government "requirements".
Nice Teddy [Roosevelt].
Do we have any more room on shampoo/conditioner bottles to add another language ? What would it be next? Chinese?
I've opened up radio/accessory packages to find printed pamphlets not one but two or three, sometimes more. One is for Spanish (of course),
one may be German, or Italian, or Dutch, or,.... I suppose it's not as
bad as putting it all on just one sheet, so small that you need a magnifiying glass. And, they wonder why we don't read the instructions
you are right pluralism is not working. people are here for the money not the ideals of america.
people speak their other tongue to exclude you - you are right. our immigration policies are a mess we created this. lots of people should not even be here.
here in america, money talks. in order to make money here, one must be proficient in english. although it usually takes a family atleast a generation to learn the language, they always eventually do (see italians, germans, greeks, chinese, etc.), especially if they want to make a decent living for themselves. those who choose not to learn the language are dooming themselves to life of menial work with little pay. if someone chooses this path for themself that's fine with me, it keeps the price of my goods and services down. however, i feel that is unacceptable to force someone to leave there local traditions in their native land (language included) while we practically force other countries to learn english in order to do business with us monolingual americans. homeland traditions of immigrants are what make american what it is, remove that and we'd be stuck with a country full of religious zealots (see puritans). no thanks!
Well the USA doesn't have a formal national language. English is the agreed upon language of the USA, but it isn't legally binding as the national language.
Well the USA doesn't have a formal national language. English is the agreed upon language of the USA, but it isn't legally binding as the national language.
Raelyn,
You go girl! You'd fit in well here in Texas!
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