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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: "You're the first lady; learn English&qu
Date: 02/02/26 6:59 PM
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"Butwhataboutism". Or Tu Quoque fallacy. Completely irrelevant to the point being made that you either missed or ignored. The people pointing out that Melania's English is rough were/are doing so only in that MAGA doesn't care about that, but very much care that non-white immigrants have rough English.

If MAGA didn't call out, for example, Mexicans about it, no one would have had to point out they were being inconsistent with respect to Melania (whom has been here decades).

As an aside, I totally agree that you should have to learn English if you are going to become a citizen. Which is pretty much the law already. The only exceptions are for age and disability, in which case you can take the citizenship test in another language. Otherwise, no. It's in English, and you must pass. I know this first-hand, plus I just double-checked to be sure it hadn't changed. It hadn't.
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