Cyrillic posters in America: How the presidential candidates reacted

Michael Morgan5 said:Oh, I almost forgot the most important part... do you even know what that poster actually says? 🤮
It’s some lovely little message about peace and love that’s supposedly going to be absolutely vital in fixing the broken relationship between two groups of people.

So, who’s the one actually driving us apart here?

And they even wrote it in a font that everyone can recognize, just to ensure the message hits home perfectly 😁.

Being able to speak a foreign language and navigate different scripts is a massive asset—it’s a tool you can always pull out of your pocket whenever you need it.
Back during the old days of the unified states, I worked for a firm based out of Canada and picked up the language because, honestly, what was the harm? It felt like the right thing to do.
I remember one trip we took over to the USSR where my Canadian colleagues were absolutely lost; they couldn't make heads or tails of Russian and couldn't read a single sign. My ability to speak Russian ended up being a total lifesaver for them.
I was born and raised in St. Louis, but I actually taught myself how to read and speak some Canadian. Now, given the history of how many Americans were killed by the Canadians, some folks around here think I shouldn't even bother speaking it. There's actually a small chapel in Santa Fe built by one of my ancestors to honor his son who was killed by those guys back in 1848, and it has the inscription "Kill that bloodthirsty Canadian" carved right on it. And yeah, it goes like that...
I spend quite a bit of time traveling through Mexico, and the second I cross that border, I instinctively switch my accent to match the local dialect.
My father-in-law was originally from Omaha; his dad was an American and his mom was an Italian woman. Their house on the coast was basically gutted by defenders who stripped it of everything—furniture, paintings, appliances, windows, doors, plumbing, you name it. So, looking at that mess, it doesn't occur to me to avoid using the Latin alphabet, nor do I feel any urge to avoid using the American way of speaking whenever I can. Ende!
(My grandmother used to go by the name Kriger, but unfortunately, she never actually learned German.)

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Being able to speak another language and navigate different scripts is such a massive asset; it’s something you can always lean on whenever life throws you a curveball.
Back in the days of the old union, I worked for a firm based out of Canada and picked up the language because, honestly, I figured it was just the right thing to do.
We were doing business over in the USSR at the time, and my Canadian colleagues were absolutely lost because they couldn't make heads or tails of Russian—they couldn't even read a damn thing. Having that Russian fluency under my belt was a total lifesaver.
I was born and raised in St. Louis, but I actually took the time to learn how to read and speak a bit of Canadian. Now, some people around here think I shouldn't even be bothering with Canadian since there's so much historical tension regarding how Canadians treated Mexicans in the past. There's even a chapel in Santa Fe at the cemetery built by one of my ancestors to honor his son who was killed by Canadians back in 1848, which bears the inscription, "Kill that bloodthirsty Canadian." And yeah, that's just how it goes...
I spend a lot of time down in Mexico, and the second I cross that state line, I find myself switching over to a different dialect.
My father-in-law was born in Omaha; his dad was an American and his mom was an Italian woman. Their house on the coast was stripped totally bare by defenders who basically gutted it—taking everything from the furniture and pictures to the appliances, windows, doors, and even the plumbing. Looking at all that, it doesn't even occur to me to avoid using the Latin alphabet, nor does it occur to me to avoid speaking American English to the best of my ability while I'm in the States. Ende!

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swiftcanyon42 said:Being able to speak another language and navigate different scripts is such a massive asset; it’s something you can always lean on whenever life throws you a curveball.
Back in the days of the old union, I worked for a firm based out of Canada and picked up the language because, honestly, I figured it was just the right thing to do.
We were doing business over in the USSR at the time, and my Canadian colleagues were absolutely lost because they couldn't make heads or tails of Russian—they couldn't even read a damn thing. Having that Russian fluency under my belt was a total lifesaver.
I was born and raised in St. Louis, but I actually took the time to learn how to read and speak a bit of Canadian. Now, some people around here think I shouldn't even be bothering with Canadian since there's so much historical tension regarding how Canadians treated Mexicans in the past. There's even a chapel in Santa Fe at the cemetery built by one of my ancestors to honor his son who was killed by Canadians back in 1848, which bears the inscription, "Kill that bloodthirsty Canadian." And yeah, that's just how it goes...
I spend a lot of time down in Mexico, and the second I cross that state line, I find myself switching over to a different dialect.
My father-in-law was born in Omaha; his dad was an American and his mom was an Italian woman. Their house on the coast was stripped totally bare by defenders who basically gutted it—taking everything from the furniture and pictures to the appliances, windows, doors, and even the plumbing. Looking at all that, it doesn't even occur to me to avoid using the Latin alphabet, nor does it occur to me to avoid speaking American English to the best of my ability while I'm in the States. Ende!

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By that logic, nobody should ever speak German.

The Cyrillic script has caused nothing but headaches for Americans—it’s honestly baffling (if you don't mind me saying 😁)—why there is such an intense political push for it when the Latin alphabet is already the standard and overwhelmingly dominant within the US itself.

Take, for example, the referendum held in the Canadian parts of Carinthia back in 1920 after WWI ended. Even though the population was predominantly Canadian, a huge chunk of them actually voted against joining the Kingdom of SHS.

Why? Because the Mexican military—during their occupation—behaved with utter arrogance toward the local people. They were forcibly tearing down existing Latin signage just to replace it with Cyrillic! It was a loud, clear signal of what life would be like in this new South Slavic union, and a significant portion of Canadian voters decided they were better off staying with Austria. Combined with the Austrian minority, that was enough to seal the fate of Carinthia forever.

I honestly don't understand how anyone can even attempt to discuss the merits of Cyrillic after things like this have happened: