English only

piercehawkeye45 · 10-02-2007, 11:50 AM

Going to an "English only" society will only cause problems and heat up racial tensions. America will never become a Spanish speaking country, never.

SamIam · 10-02-2007, 12:02 PM

What's wrong with the US having a couple of languages? Why not three or four? What's the BFD? Will what's left of our democracy completely collapse if someone dare to communicate in a "foreign" tongue? Where I live, I am treated to two Navajo language radio stations which broadcast over hundreds of miles. Is this an insult to the English language? Maybe since the Navajo were here first - the "REAL" Americans, we should have Navajo Only campaigns. I also have Spanish speaking friends who trace their families back to the days when this part of the US was still a part of Mexico. The conquerers always impose their language on the conquered, right?

Then I have a neighbor who thinks New Mexico is still Mexico, and everyone from New Mexico is in this state illegally. JEEZ! Will this stupidity never end?

wolf · 10-02-2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Going to an "English only" society will only cause problems and heat up racial tensions.

Seems like we have those already.

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America will never become a Spanish speaking country, never.

I hope that you are right, but we seem to be heading more and more in that direction.

Happy Monkey · 10-02-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I hope that you are right, but we seem to be heading more and more in that direction.

If we enact a "single language" law, then that language can change with the demographics.

piercehawkeye45 · 10-02-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Seems like we have those already.

And English only wouldn't make it a lot worse?

xoxoxoBruce · 10-02-2007, 05:22 PM

How is people not being able to communicate with each other going to reduce racial tensions?

10-02-2007, 11:50 AM	#1
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Going to an "English only" society will only cause problems and heat up racial tensions. America will never become a Spanish speaking country, never.

10-02-2007, 12:02 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	What's wrong with the US having a couple of languages? Why not three or four? What's the BFD? Will what's left of our democracy completely collapse if someone dare to communicate in a "foreign" tongue? Where I live, I am treated to two Navajo language radio stations which broadcast over hundreds of miles. Is this an insult to the English language? Maybe since the Navajo were here first - the "REAL" Americans, we should have Navajo Only campaigns. I also have Spanish speaking friends who trace their families back to the days when this part of the US was still a part of Mexico. The conquerers always impose their language on the conquered, right? Then I have a neighbor who thinks New Mexico is still Mexico, and everyone from New Mexico is in this state illegally. JEEZ! Will this stupidity never end?

10-02-2007, 05:22 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How is people not being able to communicate with each other going to reduce racial tensions?

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