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From what I have seen and read, behind the rise of the right in Europe is the flow of immigrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran, And it isn't just the color of their skin, but the culture of Islam. I am sure that there will be objections.

Immigrants at the southern border is a different situation, A lot of resistance is economic, threats that the migrants will take jobs that Americans will not do, and xenophobic racism.

Americans believe that the English language is superior to all languages. I prefer Spanish myself, it is an emotive language, not harsh and impersonal. But it has it's problems, it struggles to adapt to changes in science and technology.

On the other hand the Trump humpers the right should be welcoming them, as Hispanics are Catholic, Evanglelical or Pentecostal and as such misogynistic and homophobic and are a natural ally and assimilable in the right wing culture war.

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I would not say that Spanish is commanding. The Germanic languages, including English, are commanding

I would hope that AOC will be speaker of the house, but an important function of that job is fund raising, Nancy was good at it, she had connections from years of experience and exposure. AOC not so much, besides the forces of fascism (money power) are arrayed against her. R ember we have the best government money can buy, the best justice system as well.

And the money has no use for the likes of progressives like AOC, in fact progressives are their enemy, and they expend millions to destroy them. We will tax and regulate them.

The only reason AOC is in congress and why she will be re elected is because of the make up of her district, until the Republicans gerrymander it out of existence.

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So? Sit down is also commanding. Context Robert, context is all.

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The gendering of nouns, does drive me up the wall. Also the need to add a vowel to the end of nouns. Ok I can understand niño and niña, abuelo and abuela, but mesa? Or even niño when applied to a group like children, male or female, the default is male niños, or Latiños, Mexicaños.

But a table has a vagina? Mesa?

I have done research which romance language is closest to Latin Vulgate. The Portuguese say they are. Strange language has elements of Spanish and French.

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el padre de mi bisnieto es Mexicano de 2da generación, y tiene un doctorado en programación He will be two in a few months. I send him and sending him books and dictionaires in Spanish/English I want to encourage him to be fluent in Spanish. his parents are busy with their own careers, both are Doctorates, my nieta is on a Fellowship, and of course are rushed and involved, and default to English, even my great grandson's father.

I sent him a 10 volume English Spanish Dictionary for Xmas.

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When I was in Panama, I overheard this conversation.

"I bet you $10 you can't speak for 30 minutes without using English" *The medium of exchange was the actual American dollar. The coins were called Balboa.

The guy who took the wager said.

O.K.

I should not have to explain this but O.K. is an English expresson.

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What about Latin women? If anything they are dirt under the shoes of the men. Forcing them to study men closely, and know how to manipulate them and do their bidding, same in the anglo world..

Instead of being affirmative, like men, they "hint" "Are you going to do this or that", Whereas men say "Do this or that".

My wife is very accomplished and assertive, but she will ask me a question "Are you going to town?", If I say no, then she is non plussed, because she wanted me to go to town and pick up something.

If a woman told you to Siéntate!, it is because you were a child, or acting like one.

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