Arnold Swarchenegger advocated having English as our official language

[Sava]

I think this is a non-issue. That status-quo is fine. Someone should make a case for having an official language, so far, I've mostly seen the normal, predictable xenophobic responses, as well as the predictable responses on the flipside.

[korn469]

come on people we need english as our official language!

as Arnold would say when asked about what is the best thing about being govenor

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women in our nation's official language!

[Nubclear]

Why make an official language? First of all, schools do encourage English as the primary language considering:

1. Most teachers speak English
2. Most documents are in English
3. Most things are taught in English
4. Most schools teach English in the first few years of schooling
5. Most peers speak English

Second, you just can't get anywhere without English. Thats encouragement enough.
Third, making English as the primary language would only fuel the anti-american fire and will have no gains. Meaning there is no point other than to say "Ha! I live in America where ENGLISH is the official language!".

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Third, making English as the primary language would only fuel the anti-american fire

Where's the anti-Danish or even the anti-Dutch propaganda over this issue then?

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Where's the anti-Danish or even the anti-Dutch propaganda over this issue then?

I must have missed the CNN headline declaring Denmark and the Netherlands dominant military, economic, and cultural powers.
Pardon me, it was my mistake. Really.

[Q Classic]

if an asian has to learn english to do anything here when he or she moves here for a better life, so should every latino and hispanic who comes here. speak what you want at home, but when you're doing business with the government or with non-community businesses, use the common tongue, english.

hell, it ain't that big of a leap from spanish to english, not compared to c/j/k. vietnamese, bengali, lao, hmong, or any of the others.

no fund should be diverted to make any sort of translations for any official forms. if you can't read it, learn. if you can't speak it, learn. offer english classes, but don't, don't even think about making a second government language, even unofficially.

[Asmodean]

But we are, Tass. We are. And don't you dare say otherwise...

Asmodean