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The Anti-American Exceptionalism of the Left

Jack Hays said:
The policy context of her charge is clear. If there were any doubt, the sentence following her charge removes it. That was helpfully provided by GMST. Please see #92.
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"Here it’s English, English, English."

Sounds like English only to me.
 
Jack Hays said:
The policy context of her charge is clear. If there were any doubt, the sentence following her charge removes it. That was helpfully provided by GMST. Please see #92.
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Yeah ...I never heard of anyone here promoting English as the only language...
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She must have been making that part up.
 
Buck Ewer said:
Not a dodge at all Jack . The root of this thread is that when she said "America promotes" you took it to mean "US policy states".

That is the heart of the matter here, not a deflection.
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Well, don't forget that according to NRO she's also anti-American in some fashion. Haven't quite sussed out how they came to that conclusion, but "right wing thinking" is something of an oxymoron.
 
US Conservative said:
Realistically speaking, if one does not speak english (sic) here in the US what kind of future do they have?
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Realistically, arguing that English should be the only language spoken....is proving the actress's comment as true.
 
"We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."
 
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Gimmesometruth said:
"We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."
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Gimmesometruth said:
No Jack, it is not since it is a reflection of long held beliefs in the US that manifest themselves in legislation.
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There is no such federal legislation, nor will there be, and that was the level of Longoria's false and ignorant charge.
 
Gimmesometruth said:
Realistically, arguing that English should be the only language spoken....is proving the actress's comment as true.
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Recognizing the reality-that a person who can't speak english is severely disadvantaged is not the same as saying its the only language that should be spoken. Her message is as wrong as her statement.
 
Jack Hays said:
There is no such federal legislation, nor will there be, and that was the level of Longoria's false and ignorant charge.
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It's a big country Jack...a lot of people promote English only...
She wasn't wrong.
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Jack Hays said:
There is no such federal legislation, nor will there be, and that was the level of Longoria's false and ignorant charge.
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Again, the level of ignorance on the topic of xenophobia and English only in America has been well established in this thread, Jack. You have made yours crystal clear.




"We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."
 
US Conservative said:
Recognizing the reality-that a person who can't speak english is severely disadvantaged is not the same as saying its the only language that should be spoken. Her message is as wrong as her statement.
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She wasn't arguing for not speaking English.

FFS.
 
Buck Ewer said:
It's a big country Jack...a lot of people promote English only...
She wasn't wrong.
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Official English is not the same as English Only. Case in point comes from your own graphic. California has an official English law but delivers services in multiple languages and in fact has a legal requirement to do so. And regardless, state level actions are irrelevant to Longoria's false and ignorant charge at the federal level.
 
Jack Hays said:
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I support multilingualism as does US policy. She lied about that. She was a featured speaker at the last Dem convention.
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You mean like Clint Eastwood was a featured speaker at the last Republican convention? You know, the one where he debated a chair and the chair won.
 
Jack Hays said:
Official English is not the same as English Only. Case in point comes from your own graphic. California has an official English law but delivers services in multiple languages and in fact has a legal requirement to do so. And regardless, state level actions are irrelevant to Longoria's false and ignorant charge at the federal level.
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Rep. Steve King's controversial bill to make English the official language in the U.S. got a full airing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as supporters used a hearing to tout claims such a law would bring the country together and critics roundly mocked the proposal.

One Democrat, Michigan Rep. John Conyers, delivered his opening remarks in strained Spanish.

Republicans, though, claimed the bill should be taken more seriously and that passing it would compel the country and its immigrants to "embrace a common language once again" and be stronger for it.

The bill was introduced last year by King, an Iowa Republican known for taking controversial stands on immigration and other issues, and has been kept in committee since then. It has attracted 122 co-sponsors, and King on Thursday used his appearance before a House Judiciary subcommittee to tout the proposal.
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Gimmesometruth said:
Again, the level of ignorance on the topic of xenophobia and English only in America has been well established in this thread, Jack. You have made yours crystal clear.




"We have room for but one language in this country, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house."
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Any alleged xenophobia is irrelevant to Longoria's false and ignorant claim.
 
Wiggen said:
You mean like Clint Eastwood was a featured speaker at the last Republican convention? You know, the one where he debated a chair and the chair won.
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The republicon campaign leaders puked and the chair won...:lamo:lamo:lamo

Clint was fabulous.
 
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