The GOP is going down, and they've only themselves to blame. They cared more about grabbing the White House and Congress and marshaling the assets of corporate America on the backs of things like blowjobs and making sure we all were forced to agree that God approved of our massive military invasions over 19 assholes with four planes and their boss (who they happily helped fund years earlier, BTW), than in compromising on making laws and overseeing basic government functions we actually NEEDED. I remember the 80s; I'm not saying they were halcyon days, and there's a lot Reagan & Co. did that I disapprove of, but there was sure more compromise and moderate speech and give-and-take between the two parties then there is now, and you cannot blame Democrats equally for that loss - maybe some of it, but not even 50 percent, IMO. (Again, keep in mind I'm not Democrat, and I identify as Independent for a reason.)
Good lord, I didn't even address half of what you said, and I went off on tangents on things you didn't say, LOL. Diarrhea of the fingers. I guess you can say I mostly don't disagree, if I didn't bring up something. And, don't think I'm necessarily saying "because I'm saying this, I think you think the opposite" on something, because I'm just following my own thought trains, not just what you wrote.
As for the language thing, I DO think we need to make allowance for new immigrants and those who have a hard time learning the language (I for one am shit at learning new languages). But I'm also one of those who thinks even though we have no official language, we overwhelmingly speak English in this country, and a nation DOES need one central language that everybody eventually learns some basic communication in, in order to function more peacefully, so maybe we should make it official. Surely we can do this without destroying an immigrant's culture that they want to keep with them in some ways (though I am mindful that when we say "American" what we really mean is "old white European" for the most part - and I'm not sure that's always right). As you say, nobody should come here, or move at all, if they're not prepared to adjust in some part to the place they're going to.
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Date: 2012-06-01 09:43 pm (UTC)The GOP is going down, and they've only themselves to blame. They cared more about grabbing the White House and Congress and marshaling the assets of corporate America on the backs of things like blowjobs and making sure we all were forced to agree that God approved of our massive military invasions over 19 assholes with four planes and their boss (who they happily helped fund years earlier, BTW), than in compromising on making laws and overseeing basic government functions we actually NEEDED. I remember the 80s; I'm not saying they were halcyon days, and there's a lot Reagan & Co. did that I disapprove of, but there was sure more compromise and moderate speech and give-and-take between the two parties then there is now, and you cannot blame Democrats equally for that loss - maybe some of it, but not even 50 percent, IMO. (Again, keep in mind I'm not Democrat, and I identify as Independent for a reason.)
Good lord, I didn't even address half of what you said, and I went off on tangents on things you didn't say, LOL. Diarrhea of the fingers. I guess you can say I mostly don't disagree, if I didn't bring up something. And, don't think I'm necessarily saying "because I'm saying this, I think you think the opposite" on something, because I'm just following my own thought trains, not just what you wrote.
As for the language thing, I DO think we need to make allowance for new immigrants and those who have a hard time learning the language (I for one am shit at learning new languages). But I'm also one of those who thinks even though we have no official language, we overwhelmingly speak English in this country, and a nation DOES need one central language that everybody eventually learns some basic communication in, in order to function more peacefully, so maybe we should make it official. Surely we can do this without destroying an immigrant's culture that they want to keep with them in some ways (though I am mindful that when we say "American" what we really mean is "old white European" for the most part - and I'm not sure that's always right). As you say, nobody should come here, or move at all, if they're not prepared to adjust in some part to the place they're going to.