Ricochet En Español?
Adam Freedman ·
November 13, 2012 at 3:42am
Que les parece? How does it grab you?
There's been a lot of talk about the need for Republicans to reach out to Hispanics. Is it time for a Spanish-language feed on Ricochet?
P.S. -- Okay, I'm not a native speaker, but I used to live in Argentina and would do my best to join in.
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Jul '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
No.
And if there's ever another post using a language I don't understand, besides Pseudo's Latin, then You've lost a Member.
Aug '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
We're conservatives. If the market demands it, fine. But I somehow doubt there's a huge group of readers who haven't subscribed because of a lack of a Spanish feed.
And I renew my objections to the conventional wisdom that demographic "outreach" is what the party needs.
Edited on November 13, 2012 at 3:53amJan '11
Re: Ricochet En Español?
The day you do this is the day I quit. And I write this as a beneficiary, er, victim of American bilingual education.
Dec '11
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I think there should be a separate website for Spanish-language center-right conversation. Why make Spanish-speakers go through the English-language site?
Jul '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I could read it, but only answer in German.
May '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Absolutely!!!
Instruct, enlighten, edify.
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Ok, 3 immediate "no" votes. Anyone else? Looks like I won't have to brush up my Spanish.
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Spoke too soon
Sep '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I would be infuriated. I want to stop bilingualism in this County. I'm sick of the pandering to Hispanics/Latinos/or whatever is the label of the month.
Oct '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I could renew my Paraguayan Spanish, I guess. Nah! Put me down for a no.
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Wow, we're getting more multi-culti by the minute!
May '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I speak Spanish and my girlfriend is from South America. Does a Spanish-language political dialogue nurture national unity? I don't know whether it is more of a benefit to extol conservative principles in immigrants' native language and persuade them to join our side, or more of a hindrance because we are having two isolated, mutually unintelligible conversations.
May '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Please lighten up. You're talking about real people and what you said sounds terribly disrespectful.
Re: Ricochet En Español?
In all seriousness, I do worry about this. And I share others' aversion to bilingualism as a government policy. I'm just floating the idea. I wouldn't suggest we force anyone to be bilingual. But a separate feed, which doesn't detract from the other English-language feeds, might attract its own following. These would be adults who, for whatever reason, feel more comfortable talking politics in Spanish. I'm not talking about keeping schoolkids linguistically isolated via "compassionate" policies.
Aug '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
I'm fine with the general concept, but I have a hard time seeing how the execution would work.
It seems like it would eventually create a section of Ricochet that existed separately from the rest of the site. I'm not sure I would like that.
Aug '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
As for people upset by the "bilingual" question in general, we aren't talking a state funded project here. This is Ricochet. If you don't like it, you can leave. But Seriously, it upsets you that much?
I just attended a mostly Spanish language funereal. 99% of the people there spoke English fluently, but Spanish is their native tongue. that's the language they can use to precisely describe what they are feeling.
You want Hispanics to learn English? Maybe if there were more conservative Spanish language resources, they would see the benefits in doing so.
I can see how a Spanish language Ricochet would be very helpful. Conservative ideas often need clear and precise language to be understood. Things get lost when you speak a second language, no matter how fluent you are.
Forget what I said in my last post, I am fully in favor of a Spanish language feed on Ricochet. Other languages too.
Edited on November 13, 2012 at 4:23amMay '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Adam Freedman
I wouldn't suggest we force anyone to be bilingual. But a separate feed, which doesn't detract from the other English-language feeds, might attract its own following. These would be adults who, for whatever reason, feel more comfortable talking politics in Spanish. I'm not talking about keeping schoolkids linguistically isolated via "compassionate" policies. · 4 minutes ago
Well, the trouble is you'd create a large portion of the site content that is inaccessible to the vast majority of the members. It would go a long way toward making Ricochet cease to feel like a community. That's not to say Spanish-language conservative political debate is a bad idea per se.
Aug '10
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Yes. We should have Spanish translations of the posts.
Aug '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Several states have multiple languages -Missouri, Louisiana (both French and English) -either formally or informally. Pennsylvania used to be populated by Germans. There were German language papers as recently as WWI (and Wilson tried to shut them down, we should therefore consider it a bad idea on general principle). And the addition of Korean Drama to HULU has certainly improved my life.
That said, I too share the concern about linguistic balkanization. The need for a lingua franca among everyone is important for that social cohesion we're also worrying about.
I wouldn't oppose the idea too hard.
Aug '12
Re: Ricochet En Español?
Oooo! Maybe we can install a translator ap! Technology brings us all closer together!