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> And while that's not "racist" as it's not about race, it's quite literally xenophobic. You're afraid of something because it's alien to you. (or (disagre

> And while that's not "racist" as it's not about race, it's quite literally xenophobic. You're afraid of something because it's alien to you. (or (disagrees-with person thing) (disinterested-in person thing) (dislikes person thing)) => t (equal (or (disagrees-with person thing) (disinterested-in person thing) (dislikes person thing)) (afraid-of person thing)) => nil This is the same kind of irrational, manipulative, deceptive talk used to ridicule political opponents. "You dislike x? So you're xphobic." "You disagree with x? So you're an xphobe." "You don't support x? So you're against x rights." It's hollow and transparent, but sadly, many people fall for it.

scrollaway 10y ago
So what do you call "wanting the death of cultures alien to you because you don't understand them"? I see you complaining elsewhere in the thread about the use of the term "racist". Yes, I'm with you, it's not racist. I said it was xenophobic in answer to that. People confuse the terms a lot because often enough they can be used interchangeably. But the very etymology of xenophobia is "fear of what is alien". This thread is a very, very clear example of that. You don't like it maybe because you don't see it, or you don't understand how inconsiderate it is to take somebody's language - an essential tool of communication, built over thousands of years with immense and incredibly diverse legacies - call it "useless" and wanting it gone. I would love to discuss the practicality and side effects of "standardizing on a single language". Why it's not that simple. Why it won't have the effects you'd be looking for. Why languages even exist in the first place. But this thread started rotten and got worse - nothing good can come of it anymore.

scrollaway 10y ago

So what do you call "wanting the death of cultures alien to you because you don't understand them"? I see you complaining elsewhere in the thread about the use of the term "racist". Yes, I'm with you, it's not racist. I said it was xenophobic in answer to that. People confuse the terms a lot because often enough they can be used interchangeably. But the very etymology of xenophobia is "fear of what is alien". This thread is a very, very clear example of that. You don't like it maybe because you don't see it, or you don't understand how inconsiderate it is to take somebody's language - an essential tool of communication, built over thousands of years with immense and incredibly diverse legacies - call it "useless" and wanting it gone. I would love to discuss the practicality and side effects of "standardizing on a single language". Why it's not that simple. Why it won't have the effects you'd be looking for. Why languages even exist in the first place. But this thread started rotten and got worse - nothing good can come of it anymore.