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"The main unfairness is that the way that language was chosen (assuming it is English) was through militaristic and economic domination" These things choose la
by koboll 8y ago
"The main unfairness is that the way that language was chosen (assuming it is English) was through militaristic and economic domination"
These things choose language, geography, and culture for virtually everyone on the globe. The entirety of the Americas south of the US border speak the languages they do because of the rape and genocide of their ancestors on a colossal scale.
Hell, English itself was borne out of repeated conquests, first the Celts, then the Romans, then the Anglo-Saxons, then the Normans.
Trying to disentangle yourself from the brutality of history is a losing battle.
- WalterBright 8y agoDon't forget when the French conquered Britain, and transformed English as a result.
- mmmBacon 8y agoGP referred to the Norman (French) invasion of England.
- pedrocr 8y ago>The entirety of the Americas south of the US border speak the languages they do because of the rape and genocide of their ancestors on a colossal scale. How was that different north of the border?
- gpvos 8y agoNot. But koboll was extending this from English to other languages.
- elgenie 8y agoDon't forget the Viking raids and settlements. They left a good number of words behind in modern English.