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Jason Tandro Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 6:46 pm Post subject: Thank God We Have Sensible People Here |
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Oh jesus.
I was just on the Genesis Awards Forums last night and I expressed two viewpoints:
1. My views against the health care bill pandering to people who won't work.
2. My belief that people coming to the US should learn English (for their own good, not because I'm for institutionalizing English as the sole language).
Boy I got barked at by everybody. I'm a close-minded, offensive idiot apparently.
This is why I like our forums the best. The people on here actually have a brain. I've vowed to not bring up any point of politics on those boards ever, because it's not worth it. That's my "let's talk about fanfiction" board, and that's it...
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tay120n64
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tay120n64 Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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So.....
Why is this on Debate Island? (lol)
And yeah, some people are pretty dense and don't understand the difference between presenting a topic for discussion and calling everyone ignorant/naive/flat out stupid for having an opinion different than your own. _________________
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SoulBlazerFan Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Thank God We Have Sensible People Here |
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I don't care much for getting into the health care bill. Seems like boring jargon to me anyway.
As for learning English, I agree that it should be learned by anyone that comes here with the intention to live and work. I would hate to be a manager anywhere and have employees I can't communicate with- we had someone like that at my job, and it was very frustrating to see someone slacking off simply because they didn't understand the language.
On the other hand, at least here in Jersey, Spanish has become a required language for anyone in Elementary School, so instead of having immigrants come here and learn our language, they are going with the opposite; forcing us to learn theirs. Not that I'm against that, but shouldn't parents have the same choice to not force their kids to learn a language if others are choosing not to learn ours? _________________ "...at first it's fine and you think you have a dark side – it's exciting – and then you realise the dark side wins every time if you decide to indulge in it. It's also a completely different way of living when you know that...a different species of person." - Lana Del Rey
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EverPhoenix Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:30 am Post subject: |
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about the english language, i agree. we have a similar problem here. if someone wants to live, work (or even just live) in an english-speaking country, i think they should make a serious effort to learn the language.
i also think a similar idea should apply to religion. if they are of a different religion, by all means practice their religion. but laws/rules of the country take priority. and, they shouldnt be trying to impose their religion on anyone. if, for example, they are required to pray 5 times a day (ie islam), they shouldnt expect their manager to give them a specific prayer room just because of that. if the majority of workers were muslim, sure. but for the sake of a couple of people? no.
//i dont mean any disrespect to muslims at all, its just that i know more about islam and its expectations than i do about any other non-christian religion. hence me using that as an example
anyway, back on topic...
as for the health system, i dont know too much about what is proposed in the US, but if its anything like the australian system, i believe that anyone who wishes to use it should at least be trying to make a living.
yeah, some people are idiots. they cant see the difference between a debate topic and a flame.
EDIT: ok, im disabling terrasense. it causes me more irritation than good. _________________
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inferiare Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:49 am Post subject: |
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Health care: everyone is forced to pick something up for insurance or else we fine you! Also, this only applies to citizens, not to your government. Have fun, American citizens!
Love,
Your pals on Capital Hill.
Anyway...
This is mainly why I don't say anything on politics except for here, no joke. I'd be called names, told I'm a terrible human being, etc. Hell, I got shit for saying JESUS GOD ALMIGHTY WE'RE ALL HUMAN WHY THE HELL SHOULD IT MATTER WHAT COLOUR WE ARE WHEN WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS, WE SHOULD BE TREATING EACH OTHER LIKE HUMAN BEINGS. I shit you not. "Bawww but that would be discrediting their culture and their history!!!" no it wouldn't, it would be acknowledging that they're a human being LIKE ME so I have no reason to be racist. I said NOTHING about their culture/history how the hell did that get brought into the argument?!
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Flamez Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well Im all for your new American health care bill; Australia already has a system like it and it works fine for most parts (all health systems are flawed with out ridiculous funding at the expense of other services) _________________
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inferiare Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:53 am Post subject: |
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I'm not going to get into the health care debate again. There's a lot of stuff that slipped in to get passed through the senate/house packaged into the bill that had nothing to do with the health care bill. Also, see above with the fact that we HAVE to have insurance or else they fine us for not paying them. _________________
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