Bilingualism and boorishness
5 September 2009
Wow… while I’m still wrapping my head around the idea that there is an organized resistance in the United States to the idea of national health care (let alone something basic like universal insurance) … I am surprised (but shouldn’t be) on what the opponents ALSO find unacceptable.
Bishop Alvarez being a man of the cloth, and Rep. Himes being a public figure, probably have to watch what they say, and besides… I don’t know the way Peruvians would phrase this, but the proper Mexican response is:
¡Chingarles, pinche cabrones!
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It’s only getting worse. I’ve seen this sort of thing happening in Kansas (where a representative of ours is looking for a “great white hope” against Obama) but one wouldn’t expect the same in Connecticut of all places.
I also love the representative emphasizing he’s a clergyman and the woman who shouts, He should speak English.
There is a serious disconnect in this country that leads back to the very first words you wrote: how can a country be so against universal health care, to do otherwise is criminal. It’s not enough to blame those who speak a foreign tongue, although it makes these people’s lives a hell of a lot easier.
No, you shouldn’t be surprised. The town hall meetings are not about health care (although the insurance corporations have done a good job of supplying misinformation about the issues), they are a manifestation of the hate and fear that many middle class white Americans feel at the changes in their society. This includes immigration issues. They had somewhat of a hiatus with the 8 years of the Texas two-step and are appalled and shocked that a person of mixed-racial heritage and a mildly social agenda is actually POTUS. I would expect such a reaction. As far as CT, Lieberman ain’t exactly liberal.