Listen, you won’t get any argument from me that the Trump administration is a garbage fire, but from a journalistic standpoint, pinpointing one specific instance and strongly inferring if not misleading that the action taken was directed specifically towards that is just wrong. Adding clarification later is…

Listen, I generally like Gizmodo, I really do. But you created what I can only assume is a purposely misleading title to lead the reader to think that this particular action was targeted (of placing this particular species on the endangered list). You then bury the lead of “But on January 20th, Donald Trump became…

This is the falconsiest falconing anyone has ever falconed, and anyone ever will.

Haha LITERALLY! Jezebel just posted an article doing exactly that: http://theslot.jezebel.com/this-is-not-normal-1791911524

“After Donald Trump issued a statement that refused to acknowledge the 6 million Jews slaughtered by Nazi Germany during the 1940s on International Holocaust Remembrance Day Friday, black America should prepare ourselves for what may be the last Black History Month.”

Can’t take you seriously when you keep saying wypipo. I expect you don’t give a shit.

I do appreciate the response, as well as the measured tone. I just disagree that this fits into even “soft core” Holocaust denialism. When you read the entirety of the statement it seems pretty clear he’s referring to genocide against the Jews.

Oh please. If anyone else said those exact same words, no one would care. He is clearly talking about the Jews. He clearly says “victims and survivors of the holocaust” and mentions “the perished”. This is obviously not Holocaust denial in any way. Does he have to say the word “Jew” to be ok with you? The statement is…

This is some serious overreaction. I read his little speech, and someone isn’t “anti Semitic” just because they don’t specifically say the word “Jew”. He was clearly talking about the horrors of the Holocaust, which everyone who isn’t an idiot already knows is about Jewish genocide. I don’t like Trump either, but he’s…

Really, we’re going to claim that Trump refused to acknowledge that the Nazis killed 6 million Jews because his statement just said “victims”? Seriously, we all need to settle down a bit and focus on the truly awful parts of the Trump presidency, because it’s going to be hard for anyone to take these complaints…

So, you’re saying it’s ok to fire someone based on their political beliefs?

Alternative take. Fuck off.

Does Mexico?

No, they were clearly pointing out the fact that English is the most spoken second language. That tells you that a large number of people outside English speaking countries speak English as a second language, making it a good candidate to be the world standard (which it essentially already is).

Not even close. What English has going for it is spread. Chinese langauages are essentially only spoken in China, while English is the default second language in most of the world. Anywhere you go you can find things like menus with an English translation, and most services will have someone who at least speaks a…

So just because you’re too “f_cking lazy to learn another language [English] does not put the onus rest of the world [the United States] to learn yours.” I’ll go with that.

Nah. Some simplified version of Chinese for communicating with Westerners will have to come first. It’s hard enough getting us to learn easy Romance languages. Chinese? Forget it. They’d actually have to physical conquer us to make that happen in any large meaningful way. Why bother since they’ll learn English…

I’m Dutch but I actually kind of agree with the OP. English is pretty much already the default language for business and many other things. Might as well make it official.

Isn’t this kind of Trumps argument?

By your “lazy” logic there is no need then for a translated WH site. Problem solved!