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There is a difference between a dominant language and an official language. The fact English is the dominant language is simply something people need to cope with to some degree in order to live here. Making English the official language is an outright rejection of our immigrant roots and of our melting pot culture. At this rate, over time, Spanish may very well become the dominant language of the United States. You know what? I have no problem with that. Much like I have no problem with the fact English replaced French in Louisiana, Dutch in New York, German in the northern midwest, and Spanish in the southwest. I love the fact that I live in a country that refuses to officially declare one method of communication superior to another, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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"Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling
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