US Senate Endorses English As National Language

I really don't see why a common official language is seen as being racist.

For all intents and purposes English in one form or another is the de facto global language, regardless of ethnic group or national origin.

Far as I can see, the only thing that stops people from learning two or more languages is their own reluctance to do so.

And before anyone starts on the disadvanted etc high horse, please note that the only thing that can really affect where you go, or do not go, is your desire to do so.

If you want anything (within reason obviously) badly enough, chances are you will get what you want provided you do the work required to gain the skills and whatever else you need in order to accomplish your goal.

"da man is keepin' me down" is no longer a valid excuse.

Ambition, like laziness, knows no ethnic or national borders.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

So immigrants who don't know English are just lazy.

Well, that certainly explains why this law is not racist. *rolling my eyes*




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"When I told him about class warfare, he asked if we did it in JellO."--translation/paraphrase, The Candidate, CBC

I never said that, and your attitude is just the kind of holier than thou bs I was expecting from some.

Tell me o wise sage, if they lived in Canada for more than five years and were still functionally illiterate, would you say that they took advantage of every opportunity?

Well?

Just so you know, I am aware of more than a few people in EXACTLY that position who are that way because they don't consider english a language worth learning while they live here.

Come up with a reply to that, o holy one.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

Naturally George W. Bush opposed the measure that his mildly patriotic senate endorsed. Being a globalist is the job of U.S. Presidents whose job it is to squash any patriotic outbursts against internationslist tyranny with state-funded terrorism and propaganda.

Apparently Americans don't have a linguistic culture worth preserving in his eyes....or maybe he is just a rich kid in over his head and completely controlled by internationalist swine elites.

Naturally the race issue is also a factor--language is only part of it. That said, this move is a step in the right direction. Of course the race issue too will never go away as it can't. Religion is also a factor though many Mexicans share religion with European Americans whereas in Europe the immigrants are often Muslim and share a very different religion.



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"It is a big idea: a new world order... only the United States has both the moral standing & the means to back it up."

Former President George Bush, USA Jan.

Strange that it did not specify which type of English, the King's English or a local dialect.

Why don't they just call it "American" and be done with it?

Or would that victimize many others who live in America and speak the language of the king of Cervantes?

If you believe that this is discrimination based on spoken language, they you are correct. In that case, Canada's Immigration laws are racist as well, as we require a basic understanding of English or French to acquire basic government services. Canada's immigrations laws don't deny the immigrant their native language, just that they deal with the government in one of the official languages.

If you see that it's also encompasses other issues, then it's not. How can someone call 911 if they don't understand the official languages? If a Canadian were to emegrate to Germany, it would be customary to learn basic German.

I don't see that policy as being racist.

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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

Do YOU assume that every immigrant coming to the country has exactly the same opportunities to learn the language? When BC's Gordon Campbell government cuts ESL programs, therefore making it harder for immigrants to access the very education they need to learn that language, and fewer immigrants learn English, that's their fault, eh? Excuse me if I disagree.

How about people born and raised in this country are still functionally illiterate? Would you say THEY took advantage of every opportunity? Because there are plenty of those too. But I guess it's OK as long as they're white because you're not criticizing them.

Oh, and do you yourself know French? Are you fluently bilingual? Can you speak Cree or the languages of the First Nations? Because if not, I guess that would make you just as lazy, wouldn't it, since you argue that anyone with ambition can learn two or three languages.

And by the way, saying "I know people who.." is not evidence for anything. Anyone can claim to know examples of people who have done, said, or been anything. It's a logical fallacy, statistics of small numbers.

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"When I told him about class warfare, he asked if we did it in JellO."--translation/paraphrase, The Candidate, CBC

<p>Deacon,</p> <p>the Senate vote on the “national language” amendment to the immigration bill went largely on party lines; only one Republican (from New Mexico) voted Nay, and ten Democrats voted Yea (somewhat surprisingly, one of which was from Florida). Both halves of our one-party system are jockeying for soundbites for the November election, which is why Reid and Inhofe made their respective comments.</p><p>---<br>Shatter your ideals upon the rock of Truth.<br />
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— The Divine Symphony, by Inayat Khan<br />