To: Poohbah
Said Civil War did result from the multicultural differences represented by the multilingual problem. BTW, can you cite the "vast areas" of America, both in geographic terms and as a percent of population, that did not speak English?
There is also the example of the Saint Patrick Brigades, composed entirely of Irish immigrants, that mutinied in the Mexican-American War rather than fight fellow Catholics. But I know, assimilation is overrated.
To: radicalamericannationalist
Said Civil War did result from the multicultural differences represented by the multilingual problem.The specific cultural difference in question was the question of slavery: said cultural difference was addressed on both sides by English speakers (most non-English-speaking folks didn't give a s**t about it until the draft board told 'em to get on the train).
352 posted on
09/28/2004 3:07:47 PM PDT by
Poohbah
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