• 24324564745364253q49 [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    99-100% of Tibetans speak their own language. What’s the percentage of Native Americans speak their own language? 2%??

    There is no response to this

  • happybadger [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    https://twitter.com/realRyanHolman/status/1370896246253047809

    Alright Chen, whose stopping indigenous people from speaking their language?

    If they voluntarily speak English to better work with society, what's the harm there?

    https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1133071647215374337/99rNKbd-_400x400.png

      • happybadger [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Integration has its value, but in this specific case Cargo Shorts isn't aware of what's stopping indigenous Americans from speaking their language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools

          • CommieElon [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Looks like he did. He even called Tibet a feudal society. Posting works.

          • Ryan_Holman [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I remember that some people on Twitter told me about the program for indigenous children to be sent to schools, where they were prevented from speaking their tribal language. I argued the point by saying that you are supposed to speak English at public schools and then largely forgot about it.

            Yesterday, before I actually saw this, I randomly thought about the topic, likely due to it being triggered by seeing the original post, and that the people were forcibly sent and prevented from speaking their language, which should not have been a big deal (although I would say it was to their advantage to learn English, they just should have been allowed to continue speaking their own language, if they so chose, and did not need to go to the school, if they did not want to).

            • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Woah. It's the guy from the tweet.

              Is that actually you in the pfp or is it some elaborate bit?

              • Ryan_Holman [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                That is me in my profile. It was at the 2019 Indianapolis 500.

                WeatherTech was sponsoring a car in the race. Me and a friend got into the pit lane before the race. In that car's pit stall, they had multiple women promoting the company. They asked if I wanted to get a picture with them. I decided to get one.

                • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  Beautiful, one of the only Indy car Twitter leftists I've ever seen. Mad props for using your actual name and likeness too

  • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
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    4 years ago

    there some neoliberal with an EU flag in his name using a "silence tankie" meme with Gorbachev and it is causing my brain to slip into subspace and not work :geordi-no: