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  • Languages as Political Influence

    From warmfuzzy@700:100/37 to All on Thu May 11 19:58:52 2023
    I have argued in college for the teaching of languages as political vessels that further the agenda of a certain people group. What I mean by this is
    that if everyone speaks the same language they often have their own political views, so by say teaching English in school the student will get under the culture of the English speaking peoples. It is a method of cultural adoption. The closer one identifies as being a part of a group the more they conform to that group's way of thinking. Thus learning English as a Second Language is being culturally and politically converted (at least in some respect) to the culture and political leanings of that language and thus the people group affiliated with that language.

    Cheers!
    -warmfuzzy

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  • From claw@700:100/84 to warmfuzzy on Mon May 15 07:29:47 2023
    On 11 May 2023, warmfuzzy said the following...

    I have argued in college for the teaching of languages as political vessels that further the agenda of a certain people group. What I mean
    by this is that if everyone speaks the same language they often have
    their own political views, so by say teaching English in school the student will get under the culture of the English speaking peoples. It
    is a method of cultural adoption. The closer one identifies as being a part of a group the more they conform to that group's way of thinking. Thus learning English as a Second Language is being culturally and politically converted (at least in some respect) to the culture and political leanings of that language and thus the people group affiliated with that language.

    Cheers!
    -warmfuzzy

    Very interesting concept. Makes sense. I do wish everyone just spoke english since we steal the words from any language we don't have a word for already its is the ultimate universal language.

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