Comments on: English Only?: Lauded “Victory” of Philly Cheese Steak Store is No Victory

By: AppleCider123

AppleCider123 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:26:13 +0000

Here, despite all support to the Italian owner, I dare to disagree in the tone of the case. It was necessary to state by the owner that he, supposedly, having very limited capabilities to catch different broken English dialects and, even less, any foreign language, CANNOT UNDERSTAND customer unless this one is speaking standard English. USA in their constitution do not have any special provision for the state/federal language. In time of American constitution it was immaterial. The constitution must be changed to support such claim. When living in another city I was one of the appointed to defend Jewish and non-Jewish alike immigrants from frmr. Soviet Union on this basis in media. The elderly ones have been denied citizenship – and with it lost all their miserable SS benefits. The case has been won not in court but through the actions of their commities and media. Some people can easily get languages, like Mozart did, and some cannot take it even in their youth. But people cannot be left to die on the streets of hunger just because they cannot take English. From the prospective of immigrants of the first generation and their younger family members this looks exactly like a racism. And I had seen it myself among people, many of them Jews, as I said, who otherwise came to America to support it till their last breath.

By: Squirrel3D

Squirrel3D — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:43:44 +0000

oh it’s gonna take more than this to fight the death buster movement(must I always use those references!) in this country. Gotta fight back and say hell no.

By: c f

c f — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:05:25 +0000

I think it’s a mixed decision. You’re right that he shouldn’t have had to fight, but the fact that someone fought back against the PC police is, in itself a plus. I think the fact that he fought back in a PC center like Philadelphia & won does salvage the situation somewhat. The only way PC is ever going to be beaten is for people to fight back, and that is how victory starts, by people not just sitting & taking it, but by fighting back. To me, that is a small victory.

By: NormanF

NormanF — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:24:30 +0000

Its the American equivalent of the Canadian Human Rights Commissions harassing journalist Mark Steyn.
How would you like the leftist thought police that runs those Star Chambers to haul you before them to determine if your speech is allowed?
Alas, the most prized right in Western society today is the right not to be offended. It takes precedence over all the rest.

By: EminemsRevenge

EminemsRevenge — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:35:59 +0000

Having been censored by damn near everybody…digg.com being the latest, now you can see why i’ve always been against all this PC crap!!!