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Old 07-29-2020, 09:17 PM
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Ok but i also have the same story of, since we are in the USA we will learn english. Early immigrants had respect and I have heard a few stories of their parents or grandparents saying "we will speak English in this household because we are in america".
Same as any Mexican or Guatemalan or what have you. I've watched mi hermanos/as take over the building trades here in SoCal in the last 40 years and you know what? They earned it. They will outwork your's and my lily white asses hands down. Day after day, week after week because they want the American Dream. Just like any other immigrant.

Thing is, you don't get to pull the ladder up after yourselves. This country is great because of immigrants not in spite of them.
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Old 07-29-2020, 09:58 PM
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Ok but i also have the same story of, since we are in the USA we will learn english. Early immigrants had respect and I have heard a few stories of their parents or grandparents saying "we will speak English in this household because we are in america".
Some people will want to drop their old language like a bad habit, some won't. Up to them. It's a free country, as the saying goes.
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Old 07-29-2020, 10:24 PM
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Some people will want to drop their old language like a bad habit, some won't. Up to them. It's a free country, as the saying goes.
When and how did middle Americans get to be such snooping Nazis? Who gives a shit in Donald Trump's hat what language other people are speaking? It's like they're all for their vaunted Libertarian credo until some brown people show up and want a piece of the American Dream too.

I don't get it.
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Old 07-30-2020, 06:37 AM
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Same as any Mexican or Guatemalan or what have you. I've watched mi hermanos/as take over the building trades here in SoCal in the last 40 years and you know what? They earned it. They will outwork your's and my lily white asses hands down. Day after day, week after week because they want the American Dream. Just like any other immigrant.

Thing is, you don't get to pull the ladder up after yourselves. This country is great because of immigrants not in spite of them.
I never said anything about their work ethic. Yes lots of immigrants work their but off, definitely agree with that.
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Old 07-30-2020, 07:29 AM
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Old 07-30-2020, 05:04 PM
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Just saw O'Biden's latest campaign ad whilst watching my favorite former Republican, Nicolle Wallace on the Boob Tube and I had a teary eyed moment.

This country with all it's warts and foibles is simply crying out for just a little normalcy during the time of Covid and that's what Joe Biden is selling.

Let's give him a congressional majority so that we can re-build our infrastructure and strengthen our democracy by passing a new VRA for the 21st century.
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Old 07-30-2020, 05:28 PM
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This is shaping up to be the pivotal, of crucial importance event since the 1860 election.

We who follow history know what happen next.....................

The future of our republic is at stake.

The all powerful cult will do whatever it takes to keep power.

So I fear trouble the time ahead for all who remember and relish freedoms and liberty taken for granted up to now.
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Old 07-30-2020, 05:53 PM
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Just saw O'Biden's latest campaign ad whilst watching my favorite former Republican, Nicolle Wallace on the Boob Tube and I had a teary eyed moment.

This country with all it's warts and foibles is simply crying out for just a little normalcy during the time of Covid and that's what Joe Biden is selling.

Let's give him a congressional majority so that we can re-build our infrastructure and strengthen our democracy by passing a new VRA for the 21st century.

Well spoken.
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Old 07-30-2020, 05:56 PM
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Well spoken.
Thanks friend.
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Old 07-30-2020, 09:00 PM
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This is shaping up to be the pivotal, of crucial importance event since the 1860 election.

We who follow history know what happen next.....................

The future of our republic is at stake.

The all powerful cult will do whatever it takes to keep power.

So I fear trouble the time ahead for all who remember and relish freedoms and liberty taken for granted up to now.
Lincoln won that election. What are you getting at?
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