Only English, or All Other Languages

     There have been countless, but failed, attempts through the years to eliminate the addition of Spanish, a foreign language, from being coupled with English, the one and only national language of the U.S.A.

     This new approach is based on fairness and the elimination of prejudice.

     This is a positive approach that assures a successful outcome.

     No waiting for some town, state or government official to act upon a request.  

     Just a minimum (or maximum) of action by you can make this a reality.  

Recognize the fact, that the increased use of Spanish is a concentrated effort
to create a wedge to divide the peoples of this great nation.

DO NOT ALLOW

This Unfair Situation to Continue

     If people do not want to use English, our national language, then they should go to a country where the language they insist upon speaking, is spoken.

This well-known motto continues to be appropriate. 

 ~"America, Love It or Leave It"~

       English-As-A-Second-Language-Americans

Need to insist that when Spanish is used in addition to English

that your 1st language also be added.

       It is not fair to single out only one group of people and ignore all the many millions of Americans who came from other countries.

     When you are someplace where Spanish is printed along with English, take a photo of it so that you can reproduce it on your computer with additions.  

     By now, you know to add your 1st language under, and along          with, the Spanish.

     Many places have added a Spanish translation on the doors of restrooms.  (Crazy name!  I do not know about you, but a public room containing many toilets is fairly close to the top of a list of 

places I do not want to rest.)

     To encourage the owners or manager of the bank, store or mall to display the signs, it is important for them to know how the signs can be a benefit to their business, so title the sign thus.....

Because We (the name of the business) Believe In Fairness To All, 

We Are Listing The 1st Languages Of All Those

 Who Live In This Area. 

Come In To Tell Us Your 1st Language.

     When you return to the business where you encountered the original sign, be certain to dress simply and cleanly.  No jeans with holes or t-shirts with obscene words or the name of a competitor's company, slogan, address, etc..  Save cleavage display for a bar, the signs and their messages are to be the focus.  This is not the time or place for any distractions.  Also avoid flip-flops during your meeting with the owner or manager, especially if they are older as they associate such footwear with the Flower Child Era.

     As you explain about the sign, stress that listing only Spanish as another language is a form of prejudice, which is against the law, thus they could be sued.

Do These Sign Projects Now

Seek out places where you can make a difference.

     State of Virginia, we who are true Americans offer our sincere sympathy in this time of your great embarrassment when on June 11, 2013, your State Senator gave an entire speech in Spanish.  He has brought shame to your historic state of this nation's founders.

     One of the worst offenders, if not the worst, is the U.S. Postal Service, which includes a Spanish translation of all English mailing instructions.
     Using the Post Office's own mailing pieces on which to put your 1st language (and any other you know or can find) send to your local, regional, state and national post offices.  
     Swamp the offices with your translations and messages.

Send Repeatedly.

     If one woman in Brooklyn, New York could get Spanish in all the many places it is now, then we together can get it off.

     The aim of this project is to make the owners and managers of large and small businesses become aware of the prejudice and unfairness of their "favoring" one group of foreign speakers while disregarding all the thousands of other Americans.

     The use of Spanish is not a "favor" for Spanish speakers, it is an insult, that who ever puts it as part of a message, whether verbal or printed, is assuming that Spanish speakers are too dumb or lazy to learn English as all other Americans - and we know that is not true.  

     To aid in your letter writing this one is included so that you can use it or adapt it.  
     This letter has been effective.  Locate the names of not only the CEO of companies, but also, their Board of Directors and send letters (on paper letters) to each.     
     Use your letterhead paper, if you have it, (if you do not, make some on your computer.)
     A typed, error-free letter will be a great deal more convincing than a sloppy, hand written one or an e-mail.

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SAMPLE LETTER

Greetings:

     In a telephone call recently to your company, I was greatly surprised that a company such as yours with it's outstanding reputation would blatantly have any type of prejudice.

     The United States is the home of people from almost every country in the world, all of whom have their own languages.

     Why would the policy makers of your company choose to disregard all these fine people by telling them with every telephone call to your company that they are unimportant?

     English is our one and only national language, this is not a dual language nation.

     So if another language, in addition to English is used, then the first language of all Americans should be used, or at least of all the people in the areas where your customers live.

     In addition to showing prejudice, your company is an ~Enabler~, a highly unfavorable practice that provides a crutch to people who need to advance on their own.  Your company, in what might have initially been considered a kindly act, is actually insulting Spanish speakers by stating that they are too stupid or lazy to learn English as have all those other people from the many diverse countries.

     Are these really the values for which your company wants to be known?

                                               Sincerely,

__________________________

 

     Enlist acquaintances, friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and not-yet-met-ers to join this important cause.

 



Only English

or

All Other Languages

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                     

Stop Disrespecting The Flag

     There is the famous photograph of battle weary Marines struggling to raise an American flag on a mountaintop on Iwo Jima in 1945 and now another that is equally famous, firemen raising the American flag at Ground Zero at New York's World Trade Center.

     Through the decades, men and women have struggled, fought and died to protect this flag that symbolizes our country, its heritage and traditions.

     Frequently when traveling in another country and unexpectedly encountering an American flag, there is a misty-eyed rush of emotion accompanied by strong feelings of love for the homeland, even for those people who consider themselves unemotional.

     Yet for all their seeming enthusiasm for their flag, Americans, according to a widely traveled friend from Spain, are the only citizens of a country who blatantly disrespect their flag, often on a daily basis.

     When visiting here, he was appalled to see what appeared to be cut-up flags in the form of shorts, shirts, scarves and even underwear and dog leashes.

     He said that not only do the citizens of other countries have more respect for their flag than to purchase such items, but that it is against the law for any company or individual to produce and/or sell them.  There is a sizable fine as well as companies could lose their license to sell anything in that country.

     It is one thing to purchase something with the entire flag displayed, like the "United We Stand" tee and sweat shirts and jackets that appeared after September 11th and quite another to wear what appears to be pieces of our flag cut into strange shapes, then sewn together in a crazy quilt pattern.

     There is a national law that requires that if an American flag becomes weather-weary, badly frayed or torn that it should be taken to a local American Legion Post, where in a special ceremony, the flags are respectively cremated in the presence of an honor guard of veterans, standing at attention.

     Instead of disrespecting the flag, wear the colors of the flag, my outfit has always been a navy blue cotton summer skirt, a red shirt, (when I was thinner, the shirt was tucked in and I added a wide white belt) and I have assembled a red and a white and a blue bead necklaces that can be worn in a variety of ways.  For air conditioned areas, I add a white sweater with a flag lapel pin.  Simple and there are always many compliments.  Assemble your own version of a July 4th outfit.

     Part of your respecting the American flag is to talk about it to your friends and everyone you encounter.  Be certain to speak to anyone who you see wearing flag pieces patterned clothes.

     After introducing these ideas to one group, they made half page sized flyers to put on public bulletin boards and most importantly to hand to anyone they saw wearing the disrespectful clothes.

     Children can take the flyers to school to show their teachers and perhaps do a report on this subject.

     Change from ignoring or apathy to speaking out via letters, the Internet and e-mails to store owners, create blogs and Facebook posts, speak out on social media, in newspapers and magazines, to The American Legion and Veteran's Associations asking that they discourage the sale of items with flag piece or distortion images of our flag designs.

     Proudly display whole American flags on your car, property, house and/or on yourself.  Make your often said statement be: 

~ I respect the American flag ~