87% Say English Should Be U.S. Official Language

[TXgolfer]

That is a racist view.

Not really. Deportation is about nationality. There are Caucasians who speak other languages who could be subject to deportation as well.

 

[Steinhauer]

I said the view is racist, not you, as a person. Big difference.

U never asked me to explain why I called your view racist. You made statemtents about me as a person.

after you called me a racist.

 

[shel90]

Not really. Deportation is about nationality. There are Caucasians who speak other languages who could be subject to deportation as well.

There are legal citizens who arent fluent in English.

 

[shel90]

after you called me a racist.

post # 74 didnt have a question mark..

 

[TXgolfer]

There are legal citizens who arent fluent in English.

Of course there are.....still doesn't make that comment racist. Plus it was a joke.....and kinda funny

 

[shel90]

Of course there are.....still doesn't make that comment racist. Plus it was a joke.....and kinda funny

Ok no problem.

People have called my daughter "quarter-face" because she is Hispanic thinking it was funny but it hurted her.

 

[Jiro]

Of course there are.....still doesn't make that comment racist. Plus it was a joke.....and kinda funny

is it fair to at least acknowledge some people who view it as racist?

 

[shel90]

is it fair to at least acknowledge some people who view it as racist?

apparently not because I am "conditioned" to think everything is racist. Whatever..I dont care. That kind of remark can hurt some people but life is full of shit anyway.

 

[Jiro]

apparently not because I am "conditioned" to think everything is racist. Whatever..I dont care. That kind of remark can hurt some people but life is full of shit anyway.

At first - I lol'ed at Steinhauser's joke. I thought that was good one but you thought it was offensive. I at least acknowledged your objection instead of dismissing it.

 

[shel90]

At first - I lol'ed at Steinhauser's joke. I thought that was good one but you thought it was offensive. I at least acknowledged your objection instead of dismissing it.

Thanks..

If someone disagrees with me that's fine but to make comments about how I am "conditioned" to think this way is going too far.

 

[TXgolfer]

is it fair to at least acknowledge some people who view it as racist?

You know I hate racism......Show me the person that called Shel's daughter a name and I will gladly pound them into dust. That being said I find the press 1 joke pretty tame

 

[Jiro]

You know I hate racism......Show me the person that called Shel's daughter a name and I will gladly pound them into dust. That being said I find the press 1 joke pretty tame

that's fine. You and I thought it was funny but at least we didn't dismiss Shel and trivialize it.

hey ... psssst ... she doesn't really know ... she was conditioned to answer "racism!" when it comes to border control.

Probably never heard of OTMs.

post reported .. you were asked to explain why you called me a racist from another forum member and declined to explain. I think you just like feeling superior and calling people names.

So, it's kind of like "I know what pornography looks like but I can't define it" while looking at the Venus de Milo statue? That kind of view?

way out of line. dismissing her. trivializing it. extremely immature.

 

[Foxrac]

Thanks..

If someone disagrees with me that's fine but to make comments about how I am "conditioned" to think this way is going too far.

You aren't alone, I don't think it was funny.

 

[shel90]

Some thought it wasnt funny and some didnt. That's fine. It is all cool now, I hope.

 

[shel90]

that's fine. You and I thought it was funny but at least we didn't dismiss Shel and trivialize it.







way out of line. dismissing her. trivializing it. extremely immature.

for the support.

 

[Reba]

I'm sorry but I'm lost on this dialogue. What is an OTM and a quarter face? I looked them up but nothing I found made sense.

 

[Jiro]

I'm sorry but I'm lost on this dialogue. What is an OTM and a quarter face? I looked them up but nothing I found made sense.

OTM = "Other Than Mexicans" - a phrased used by Border Patrols

 

[naisho]

Thus, make English the official language in the United States. In the United States we are bound as Americans first. That's what makes this country of ours so great. We fight for our flag regardless of where we came from.

Too much problems at stake right now w/ prioritizing assimilation and focusing on the spread of the king's english, not to mention time wasted.

Most of the problems stem from first generation immigrants, which their time is coming to an end soon. You can only (really) grow up learning english in USA schools, they don't focus on other languages first..

The issue will most likely remedy itself in 1-2 centuries once 4th-5th+ generations are surviving on, at no extensive cost or dramatic factors involved.

 

[kokonut]

Too much problems at stake right now w/ prioritizing assimilation and focusing on the spread of the king's english, not to mention time wasted.

Most of the problems stem from first generation immigrants, which their time is coming to an end soon. You can only (really) grow up learning english in USA schools, they don't focus on other languages first..

The issue will most likely remedy itself in 1-2 centuries once 4th-5th+ generations are surviving on, at no extensive cost or dramatic factors involved.

No. There is no such thing as "too much problems" when it comes to the simple declaration by making English language the official language of the United States. After all the U.S. Constitution and such are in English.

 

[naisho]

What are you going to do with Little Tokyo, Chinatowns, Little Saigon, Little so-and-so and the taxation revenue they bring into the US taxpayer core?

How about chefs and restaurants who can't communicate 100% in english?
Import and exporting trades based solely with negotiations in other countries?
Fast food joints? You want all the older experienced immigrants out and deal with high school kiddies?

Short term benefits of instantly dropping and adapting to english while cutting out non-natives seems pretty detrimental if you take a second to see what's at stake. Course, it only really affects our more prosperous states.

Everyone knows this.