It would be so nice if more people were tolerant. Read this to see all the comments, from both sides, that were sent in when a story was written about something a political candidate said. - - Donna Poisl
By Burt Constable | Daily Herald Columnist
During a week when some Americans celebrated by waving the flag of Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, dozens of comment-posters at www.dailyherald.com got their Irish up.
It started when reporter Russell Lissau wrote a story in which Wauconda trustee candidate Mark Kwasigroch said Spanish-speaking residents of the village "need to learn how to read English if they're going to live in Wauconda."
That comment immediately ignited an ugly debate fueled by insults, lies and hate, where anyone who suggests residents learn English was branded a racist, while anyone willing to tolerate anything less than all-English-all-the-time was a bed-wetting, liberal wimp or an "illegal alien."
Be sure to read the rest of this story! This is only a small part of it.
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