tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post5862979517940694633..comments2024-03-28T03:25:49.943-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: Translation of Immigration SatireKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-90487498424114805612011-03-21T20:17:32.091-04:002011-03-21T20:17:32.091-04:00FrGreg,
".. with the second generation."...FrGreg,<br /><br />".. with the second generation." <br />I hope so, and I hope we do nothing that makes it less likely to continue to be that way. That's all I'm saying.JohnMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-63878390038826733172011-03-21T20:04:26.002-04:002011-03-21T20:04:26.002-04:00And, JohnM, regardless of the influx of other Span...And, JohnM, regardless of the influx of other Spanish-speaking immigrants, studies consistently demonstrate that the same thing happens with Spanish-speakers, generally beginning with the second generation.FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-16915527686924540272011-03-21T18:54:02.657-04:002011-03-21T18:54:02.657-04:00FrGreg,
Yes the United States has always had an i...FrGreg,<br /><br />Yes the United States has always had an immigrant population and I hope always will have. However, it's a pretty good guess that none of the descendants of those miners are still speaking their great-grandparents language soley or primarily. No one expected they would or should.JohnMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-10777278560701159162011-03-21T10:59:20.128-04:002011-03-21T10:59:20.128-04:00Actually, JohnM, you may wish to recheck your info...Actually, JohnM, you may wish to recheck your information regarding languages. The United States has always been a multi-lingual nation even while English has also been the dominant language.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States<br /><br />One specific example: in Butte, Montana, in the early 20th Century, safety signs in the big cooper mine there were printed in 13 different languages!FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-85204037911741608022011-03-20T23:02:11.667-04:002011-03-20T23:02:11.667-04:00Ken,
First of all let me say I'm amazed when ...Ken,<br /><br />First of all let me say I'm amazed when people don't get obvious satire. <br /><br />I understood the point and mostly I didn't find that much to disagree with. I hope I'm not missing something about the immigration issue that should concern me more.<br /><br />However, I note with some puzzelment your comment - "Sure, visitors are going to have to learn some English to do well here." Well, for one thing we're not talking about visitors, so I'm not sure what you meant. If you mean permanent immigrants, the thing is we're kind of making it so they DON'T have to learn English to do well here. The degree to which we accomodate Spanish speaking immigrants is unlike anything we've done for any other immigrant group. The reasons of course have to do with money and politics. I'm afraid the result may well be a country divided between a Spanish speaking population and everybody else. Such a division wouldn't be a good thing for anyone. I hope I'm wrong and it doesn't happen that way.JohnMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-63624368131700370152011-03-20T18:18:02.492-04:002011-03-20T18:18:02.492-04:00I didn't take it negatively either, Ken. Just...I didn't take it negatively either, Ken. Just sayin. <br /><br />(In the First Century, proclaiming that "Jesus is Lord" and that "there is one Lord" had distinct political implications: "Jesus is Lord; there is one Lord; therefore, Caesar is not." <br /><br />Today, that same message, which is good news to the poor, the oppressed, the prisoners still has political implications, but they are not nearly as clear in each and every instance as they were c. 65 CE.)FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-24423984248990642512011-03-20T18:04:31.782-04:002011-03-20T18:04:31.782-04:00A word fitly spoken!A word fitly spoken!JRSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-73806260154788277482011-03-20T16:52:53.873-04:002011-03-20T16:52:53.873-04:00I didn't take Mike's comment negatively, G...I didn't take Mike's comment negatively, Greg. Whether positive or negative, certainly he is right about the most important thing.Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-39772368160523578192011-03-20T12:21:46.561-04:002011-03-20T12:21:46.561-04:00Mike: embracing Jesus as one's Christ, one...Mike: embracing Jesus as one's Christ, one's Lord, and one's King must have practical, existential implications or it is meaningless. See, for example, Matthew 7:21-23 or James 1:27 and all of James Chapter 2, especially 2:14-16.FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-63807993028942719152011-03-20T09:03:13.606-04:002011-03-20T09:03:13.606-04:00My favorite line in your post:
"First, Jesus...My favorite line in your post:<br /><br />"First, Jesus is my Christ, my Lord, my king."<br /><br />(Maybe there's no need to go to whatever's second.)Mike Gantthttp://blogforthelordjesuscurrentevents.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-30314730225060745962011-03-19T21:45:58.425-04:002011-03-19T21:45:58.425-04:00For at least thirty years, as American productivit...For at least thirty years, as American productivity has soared, the income of at least 90% of us has stagnated or even fallen while the income - and wealth - of the top 10%, and especially the top 2%, has increased dramatically.<br /><br />Those responsible for this, however, are not immigrants, legal or illegal, nor are they Welfare recipients or poor people in general. We are being conditioned to blame the wrong people.<br /><br />http://robertreich.org/post/3591689800FrGregACCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368463715994694203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-62367966935785367542011-03-19T20:50:44.774-04:002011-03-19T20:50:44.774-04:00Perfect love drives out fear. Bravo for exposing o...Perfect love drives out fear. Bravo for exposing our paranoia.::athada::https://www.blogger.com/profile/09046982982270546995noreply@blogger.com