Yeah, but Pete, the Brits arent around anymore, and for all practical purposes, neither are the Indians. No doubt they've been given the short end of the stick, but so has just about every other culture at one time or another.NitroLiq wrote:Yeah, but you weren't around when the Brits first came over and decided to give them the shaft and stake the language as English. You might've had a different outlook.
My motto: "Yesterday is old news, and tomorrows news is speculation... lets deal with NOW".
We have a lot more pressing issues that need to be dealt with than worrying about who's hand needs to be held cause of some shit that happened 5 generations ago, cause 5 generations from NOW isnt gonna happen if we continually cow-tow to all this unimportant bullshit.
People need to get over this "getting even", and "oh recognize me" shit, and deal with what the fuck is happening TODAY, in an intelligent manner, to make the future something young people will be grateful for, not something they'll hate us for.
I could give a SHIT less if somebody feels dissed cause we speak english here, and they dont understand it. In the big picture, that is such small fucking potatoes, it not even funny.
Here's the short list:
DMV forms in 2 different languages: Unimportant. Bring someone with you that speaks English.
If we ignore the 2 language DMV forms (which stupidly, we're NOT doing)? Result: people have a reason to whine (again).
Global warming: Important. Do something about it NOW, or all the 2 language DMV forms can be used to build fires on top of the mountains we'll inhabit after 95% of the earths surface becomes water.
If we ignore global warming (which stupidly, we ARE doing)? Result: in 150 years or so, our great grandkids have no planet to live on.
Its a matter of priority, friends.
OK, now IM done.