Abolishing America (cont.): BBC Hypes Reconquista With “¿Hablas español?" Series By Joe Guzzardi

"¿Hablas español?" 

That’s the question that Jose Baig and photographer Carlos Ceresole, [see photographs], two journalists for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s “Spanish American section” (what’s that?), asked throughout their recently-completed journey across the U.S.

The trip’s objective, according to Baig, was to see if the United States could be crossed “without uttering a word of English.”[BBC Team Makes US Spanish Journey,” Jose Baig, BBC Mundo, July 28, 2008]

The BBC must be hard up for stories. In fact, Baig’s story editor should have kicked him out of his office when he was approached with this plainly propagandistic proposal.

Why spend a whole bunch of money when everyone knows what the findings will be? You don’t have to be a teacher of Spanish (like me).

Of course you can travel the breadth of the U.S. without speaking English! Has the BBC never heard of Reconquista? The variable isn’t how much Spanish is spoken, but how long you want to go between conversations.

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