http://iowaprogress.com/2007/02/18/steve-kings-at-it-again/ Politics in Iowa from a progressive viewpoint. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/02/18/steve-kings-at-it-again/#comment-7789 Richard L.A. Schaefer Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:19:52 +0000 http://iowaprogress.com/2007/02/18/steve-kings-at-it-again/#comment-7789 Much to be admired is the way people from Luxembourg have integrated into the Iowa culture. It was too bad that Iowa maps listed St. Donatus or Tetes des Morts as a picturesque French village for years. People from Luxembourg come to visit the town. Pete Frank of Bellevue and others wrote what some say is the first English-Luxembourg dictionary and the language is promoted. But it's all done within the context of integration. Belgium is a lot like Holland, but has two languages and terrible problems over the years by comparison. Canada is a lot like Australia, but has two languages and terrible problems over the years. Europeans now admit they were wrong to promote a relativistic form of multiculturalism; they say that the American system of integration and making some demands regarding civics and language is the way to go; and England is beginning to do so. It would be stupid for the U.S. to drift away from what works. It would be better to intensify the effort in the direction that has worked so well in the past. Much to be admired is the way people from Luxembourg have integrated into the Iowa culture. It was too bad that Iowa maps listed St. Donatus or Tetes des Morts as a picturesque French village for years. People from Luxembourg come to visit the town. Pete Frank of Bellevue and others wrote what some say is the first English-Luxembourg dictionary and the language is promoted. But it’s all done within the context of integration. Belgium is a lot like Holland, but has two languages and terrible problems over the years by comparison. Canada is a lot like Australia, but has two languages and terrible problems over the years. Europeans now admit they were wrong to promote a relativistic form of multiculturalism; they say that the American system of integration and making some demands regarding civics and language is the way to go; and England is beginning to do so. It would be stupid for the U.S. to drift away from what works. It would be better to intensify the effort in the direction that has worked so well in the past.

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