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The backpedaling of 'It was just a joke!" is strong here,

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 13 points 2 hours ago

Well when putin and his government run America, you will be required to speak Russian, so... 'press 1 for English' will still be a menu option. And, I've never met a 'conservative' who wasn't racist.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 42 points 3 hours ago

I got robbed by knife the other day and the first thing my trump loving uncle said was it was from those darn illegals. Meanwhile the real culript was a messed up mentally ill local white dude because the country doesn't take mental illness issues seriously.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 3 hours ago

English isn't even the official language of the United States


we don't have an official language.

Various states have official languages (19 states + DC don't have any official language); of these states, English is indeed official, with a few states also recognizing native languages as official alongside English.

Of course that's beside the point, as even calling this sort of racism "thinly veiled" would be far too charitable.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

......we've always had a second language? Hell, what it's been has changed a few times. I've lived in towns where the newspaper used to be in German.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

I'm sure op would be completely fine with German newspapers

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 57 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

America not having any official language is intentional.

I think English might have been 3rd choice after "none" and French, but it's possible German was even beating it.

Just out of principle, they didn't want to be identified with England by using their language.

Pre-emptive edit before someone tries to argue English is official:

https://www.usa.gov/official-language-of-us

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

But it's a government website, so you know, part of the cabal covering up the truth

Obligatory sad /s

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 49 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Meanwhile all the people they’re bitching about are here LEGALLY. The illegals are keeping corporate labor costs down. They won’t send them away.

[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

Well, maybe they also want those "legals" to become "illegals" with some law changes

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 22 points 5 hours ago

LOL not a single word of complaint about the corporations outsourcing their call centers to 3rd world countries, if they even have human beings answer the phone in the first place

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago
[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Glad we’re still talking about the real issues. 😒

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 6 hours ago