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Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by ElectricUniverse
Resorting to derogatory name calling? I have enjoyed your posts in the past, but I guess people's personal agendas always come out in the end.edit on 19-6-2011 by ThirdEyeofHorus because: (no reason given)
First of all, that wasn't adressed to you, but to those gringos who were making derogatory comments to hispanics for daring to speak Spanish in the U.S.
Second of all, you are right, I shouldn't go down to their level but when I see things like this happening it boils my blood and I respond in kind.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Spanish is the language of invaders that were mere brutal and more colonial than any English speakers. Why should we embrace Spanish? It is no native tongue.edit on 19-6-2011 by CobraCommander because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by The Old American
Then go and respond in kind to them. Nobody here has said "wetback", or "jungle bunny", or "apple" have they? Your own racism is showing through. Keep that crap to yourself.
Originally posted by The Old American
Unfortunately, it's difficult at best to try to communicate in 100 different dialects of American Indian, much less in 1000 different world languages. The American Revolution was fought by England, Colonials, France, the Dutch, and American Indians. The Colonials won, and they spoke English. It was soon found that trying to conduct business in more than one language absolutely would not work out. So they picked the one that was spoken the most.
Originally posted by The Old American
You have a perception of being treated badly, and as an old adage goes, "Perception is reality." I am sympathetic that you feel the way you do. But don't hold the actions of a few against the whole. The problem here is that a broken system was attempting to teach you in the the only language they knew. It was not their fault that they couldn't speak your language, just as it wasn't your fault you couldn't speak theirs.
/TOA
Originally posted by buster2010
You cry about English being forced upon you but you say nothing about Spanish being forced upon you why? If you want to deal with the Europeans you need to be able to speak their language even your ancestors knew that.
I honestly feel that 'Americans' stole this land from your ancestors.
Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
Wow...so now it is only perception if you are treated badly?... So people only perceive they are being treated badly?... really?...
He was forced to learn English, he wasn't given a choice, and yes it is the fault of those people/teachers who were forcing him, and others to learn English, and it wasn't just that he and others were forced to learn English, but that their native languages were purposely driven into extinction.
The government didn't succeed in eradicating all the Native American languages simply because some of the Native Americans were able to keep their languages alive for decades but only in hiding.
Now a new group of Americans want to eradicate every other language from U.S. soil.