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Originally Posted by Magic Wheel Memory
There's nothing xenophobic about anything I've said, either. Do you think that belieiving in an "official language" goes hand in hand with xenophobia? Consider this:
1. My mother is an immigrant who lived in this country for 40 years before becoming a citizen.
2. My father's father was an immigrant with very little money, who went to night school to learn English.
3. Instead of owning a home in New Jersey, where I can build equity and have some space and a nice yard, I pay rent to live in a tiny apartment in Manhattan. Why would I choose that if I didn't want to be around immigrants?
4. I share this tiny apartment with my girlfriend, who immigrated here from Asia and learned to speak English.
5. For 11 year, I have worked in a company where I have been one of the only Americans. My superiors and my peers in this company have come from about 20 different countries and represent almost every race. They all speak English.
You'd have a pretty tough time making a case that I'm a xenophobe. And yet I believe in an official language. It is not a contradiction. I even think you'd be surprised how many American immigrants, who didn't originally speak English, believe in English as an official language. I understand there are practical limitations for some people, such as money for English classes, etc. As someone posted earlier, maybe the government could sponsor this for people in need. The point is that if people don't have the desire to be able to communicate with other Americans, then I don't think they should live here.
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i didnt even read this since i dont care
all i wanna say is
official language = assholism
why do you care if people dont wanna be understood by you
they probably have no desire to communicate with other americans, they were probably forced to live there for other personal conditions and situations that have absolutely nothing to do with you.
its not your fucking land, its not your business, you dont have a say nobody gives a shit if that bothers you.
in fact, one aspect of democracy is having to live with things that bother you.
the goverment has more important things to spend its money, way more important than teaching english to people because it bothers people like you
oh so they dont wanna communicate with you BOO HOO
ps - how many languages do you speak?
according to your logic, shouldn't you speak fluent spanish in order to communicate with like half of your country?