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Originally Posted by PSM
While, over time, words may evolve, devolve, or fall to the whims of fashion, it has not been by government mandate. At least not in the good ole U. S. of A. Yet.
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I saw a lot of words banned by 'government mandate' when I was in government service; rightfully so.
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Originally Posted by ddoering
I'm more disturbed by the fact that they are foreigners and are in positions to force change upon us.
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Are they? Does anybody know or is that just an assumption because they were born in another country? Might they not be a couple of our country's many 'foreign born' but since 'naturalized' citizens? 
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Originally Posted by 98G
The barista/waiter/waitress/server invariably asks, "would you like cream and sugar with that?"
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Originally Posted by Paslode
Just tell them: No thank you, I am white enough and sweet enough as it is.
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Doesn't matter from what quarter it appears, a response like that to a straight forward question like the one 98G posited personifies the uncalled for, tacitly practiced form of racism underlying this issue. 
Richard
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“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
“Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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