Today was the World Cup Qualifying match between the United States and Mexico. However, the game wasn't broadcast on ESPN, as most qualifiers are. It was even on Fox Soccer! No, it was on Mun2 (pronounced mun-dos). Mun2 is the new English language channel from the famous Telemundo network.
Telemundo are on to something. There are millions of kids in this country who speak English in school, and watch Telemundo at night. By 2050, whites will no longer be the majority. We have our first Latina on the United States Supreme Court. During the broadcast, when Mexico scored the decisive goal and the camera shot away to members of the United States Army watching on Armed Forces Network in Tikrit, Iraq, they were celebrating. Members of the US Army were celebrating a Mexican goal and the eventual defeat of the US soccer team. They feel every bit as proud of their heritage as Italian, Irish, German, or even Canadians. But they feel enough patriotism in their country to risk their lives in Iraq.
When conservatives stand up in town halls and say, "I want my country back," this is what they are talking about. When Pat Buchanan says, "It was white men that built this country," he couldn't be more wrong. Mun2 is not the first national bilingual network (MTV tres), and it won't be the last. We are the melting pot. Give us your huddled masses. This is the United States of the Future.
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