FW: [Vision2020] Dear President Bush

[Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor]

Ummmm, Chas?

It seems to me our founding fathers took a vote as to whether we should
speak English or German. English was chosen by a margin of one vote.
English is our national language and should remain so. Language is one thing
that can bind all of the diverse cultures in this country together.
Take a look at our northern neighbor. Bilingual. And how many times has
Quebec tried to break away? Neither the French nor English are satisfied
with the system, my Canadian relatives bellyache about it on a regular
basis.
The problem with a fruit salad is when the bowl is broken, fruit goes
rolling everywhere because there's nothing but the bowl holding it together.
With fondue it stays cohesive even if the container breaks, with far less
scattering. A union needs a common thread, besides an exterior force, to
hold it together.
(I REALLY like food analogies)

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Chasuk
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:10 PM
To: lfalen
Cc: Vision2020
Subject: Re: FW: [Vision2020] Dear President Bush


On 5/3/06, lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:

"Maintaining  a separate language results in balkanisation. The US was
built on immigration and has been a melting pot. This is the way it
should be. How to solve the problem of ilegal will be hard to do,
maybe imposable. For those that are here the best thing that can be
done is to teach them english with all possible speed."

I'm a fruit salad kind of guy.  Fondue is okay, but give me a mix of
distinct apples, oranges, bananas and grapes, please.  It's healthier
and I think it tastes better.

Balkanization can be a good or a bad thing, depending on how deeply
ingrained is commitment to democratic process in the country being
balkanized.  If the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason have not
yet visited, it can be a tumultuous experience.  I think USians can
handle it.

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