Monday, April 18, 2011

No. Me. Digas.

The following is a real song that can be found on youtube (has over 14,000,000 views), and is quite supported by the tea party movement. It is entitled "Press 1 for English." Claro, it's a country song.

Now I'll speak very clear for you so there'll be no mistake.
My family fought and died protecting freedoms in these states.
Now we all welcome those who come but when you reach our shores,
Oh, you should speak our language, not the one you spoke before.
English is my language, it's the language of this land.
And every sign that's posted here I should understand.
I do not live in China, Mexico, no foreign place.
And English is the language of the United States.

Now, when listening to this and looking at these lyrics, I think one thing:

WTF!?!

These are the kind of thoughts I want to destroy!!! Why does it matter what language you speak in this world and where you live? If you speak one or five, why should it matter? Unfortunately, SO MANY Americans feel the same way as the sentiments in this song, and I'm sorry but that is disgusting. This is the United States of America. We are the land of the free and home of the brave. If you move all the way to the United States from a foreign country, you are braver than I could ever be, especially if you do not know English. And you are free here to do what you please, learn and speak what you like, and live how you want. That is what "America" stands by, right? Agreed, If you do not speak english and you move to the US, life may be hard for you, I get that. It would probably be easier to learn English. But you don't NEED to. It's not NECESSARY. What if you didn't have the opportunities or money to learn it? Or are waiting till you get to the US to learn it? There are so many other countries in this world that accept many languages, and have 3 or 4 official languages. And so many people from the US do NOT want that to be their fate. Many are too ignorant and lazy to learn a language. Many of them are far from open mined.

I just cant believe this. It makes me SO MAD.

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