Comments on: The Fires This Time http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2006/03/27/the-fires-this-time/ The now closed public journal of Jose Marquez. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:08:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Jose http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2006/03/27/the-fires-this-time/#comment-166 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:08:27 +0000 http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2006/03/27/the-fires-this-time/#comment-166 I would love to be a part of the process through which these questions are asked and answered. Think of all the people who would want to — and should — weigh in on these fundamental points? The debates could be on television, on the web, on the radio, in townhall meetings, in churches and synagogues and temples, bus shelters and homeless shelters. What a moment in time that would be. As for my particular opinion on language and bilingualism, I offered it here: <a href="http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2004/02/06/28/" rel="nofollow">look for eskimo</a>. I would love to be a part of the process through which these questions are asked and answered. Think of all the people who would want to — and should — weigh in on these fundamental points?

The debates could be on television, on the web, on the radio, in townhall meetings, in churches and synagogues and temples, bus shelters and homeless shelters.

What a moment in time that would be.

As for my particular opinion on language and bilingualism, I offered it here: look for eskimo.

]]> by: octopus grigori http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2006/03/27/the-fires-this-time/#comment-165 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:45:06 +0000 http://www.josemarquez.com/journal/2006/03/27/the-fires-this-time/#comment-165 <i>Teach Americanness to every man, woman and child in the U.S. — and make it compulsory. Let the cultural warriors battle over the details of the curriculum — the war against “insular communities that have no incentive to think of themselves as Americans” can only be won in this way.</i> [musical notation] Details, I want details. What the heck is "Americanness"? Would you require everyone to learn English, as the McCain-Kennedy bill would? I take it that part of this teaching Americanness would be a program to teach citizens about American principles of welcoming immigrants, etc.? Teach Americanness to every man, woman and child in the U.S. — and make it compulsory.

Let the cultural warriors battle over the details of the curriculum — the war against “insular communities that have no incentive to think of themselves as Americans” can only be won in this way.

[musical notation] Details, I want details.

What the heck is “Americanness”? Would you require everyone to learn English, as the McCain-Kennedy bill would?

I take it that part of this teaching Americanness would be a program to teach citizens about American principles of welcoming immigrants, etc.?

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