Hispanics, Capitalism, and America

Spend some time considering the facts, and then come talk about the government spending money on translations into the second most widely spoken language in the world and in your country. The fact is that it would be to most Americans advantage to learn Spanish, not only because the population in your country is becoming increasingly Hispanic, but also for the purpose of being more cultured. This, however, doesn't mean that immigrants shouldn't learn English, of course they should. Nevertheless, the fact remains that they are the bulk of the labor force in many areas, and they don't have the means sometimes to learn English. You might also consider that they take the jobs that no one else will take, and they'll take a lot less pay for them. Why does the government favor them over other immigrants? Well simple, it is in the numbers and the circumstances. I agree that immigrants of every ethnicity should be treated equally, but the fact is there is no other immigrant population that comes close to having the range of the Hispanic culture, in America. The fact is that you can go into any city's immigrant areas and find quite a few people that don't speak English. There's a Chinatown in practically every big city in this country, and all of the signs are in Chinese. In the DC Chinatown, even the Hooters and the Fuddruckers had their signs made in Chinese also. I was in L.A. last week, and went through an area where I couldn't read a thing. Fortunately, the friend I was with spoke Russian, and we were able to find out where everything was. America is a melting pot of cultures, and as different cultures become dominant the government has to make adjustments and accommodate change.

Now I'm not in favor of budget cuts to schools; particularly, those that would bring about the elimination of any of the arts and music departments. I loved to study art, and I greatly resented not having access to it while I was in school. I hated that I wasn't able to take classes like figure drawing or sculpture. That's why I ended up taking them in college. It's unfortunate that the education and culturization of our youth can be diminished by the decisions of people whose kids don't attend public schools, but such is the way of the American government. This is simply the way capitalist governments work. It's the same with health care; those who can afford the best private health insurance establish the minimums for public health care.
The government's main concern is not the health of the masses. No, it's more concerned with the health of the pharmaceutical companies' stocks. An American friend from Indiana was explaining this to me.

He told that the whole point of a Capitalist form of government was that if you wanted more than the minimum, you have to work for it so that you can pay for it. It's the American Dream, you're supposed to make yourself from nothing, remember? So the government is only responsible for providing you with the minimum, and the minimum is probably based on figures and dollar signs, decided by people who can have the funds for the best available. If you want anything more than that minimum, if you want your kids to learn art or music then you can pay for it. Art and music aren't a necessary part of your children's education, anyway. They're optional and superfluous. A lot of people, believe they are a waste of time, anyway. When kids could be learning something productive, like advanced trigonometry or physics. Well you know what, I don’t really know that many people who are non-mathematicians that use advanced trigonometry or Calculus for the matter. I know I don’t remember one bit of Calculus and I couldn’t differentiate or integrate whatever it was that you differentiated and integrated, and I don’t think my life will be deeply affected by having forgotten this particular subject; regardless of what my high school calculus teacher had to say on the matter.

I will say this. I think it’s sad that people can’t distinguish Chopin from Mozart, or Rodin from Picasso. I think its even sadder still when I hear Americans ask why they should have to learn another language. I mean English is the most significant language in the world today, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only one or the most beautiful. I think it’s sad that Americans seem so closed minded about what the world has to offer past its borders. The problem I guess is that if Americans got more than a minimum education, maybe they would see that not everything is done better in America. I guess that’s exactly the point though, to have the mass thinking America is all there is. That way hey don’t have to worry about you getting ideas from those evil Socialist countries, who pay to much taxes, but provide world class educations and the best health care to everyone, free of charge.