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Cryptic Excretions
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Cryptic Excretions
Attorney at Law
Joined: 01/31/04
Posts: 3,055
02/15/2006 2:07 am
Originally Posted by: stacknyI guess those are ways to look at it....but, we have countries for a reason. Because there are differences between ideas and people. You cant just let everybody in.

Sir, I am going to express that I do not particularly care for the views in which you have expressed in the last few posts. I have not found them open-minded nor have they been considerate of others' views and beliefs in which they were raised into (aka something they can't necessarily help). The expectation that one must cater to another's views when entering a new country (especially one that throws around the word "free" like America: Land of the Free does) isn't overly realistic. Spanish is everywhere and it's not going to leave. That's just the way it is. Sure it'd be convenient if everyone just learned English and was done with it, but that's not right. Spanish has become a very common language in America and to just expect people to cater to the English ways without asking questions is preventing us valuable opportunities to grow as a race. And regarding the statement "You cant just let everybody in. (sic)" think about all the things that have happened in America by American citizens. Americans haven't always been the most pleasing of people to deal with. Is having a second common language really a problem? America's not some golden slab of sacred ground. It's a body of land surrounded by water. There's no need to act like the ground's being tainted because there's an abundance of Spanish-speaking people here.
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