> In order to unify the country, the French Republic fought against every language. Alsatian was forbidden in schools, but it was the same for anything outside

> In order to unify the country, the French Republic fought against every language. Alsatian was forbidden in schools, but it was the same for anything outside French. Which is kind of at odds with the idea above that "It's more comfortable to blame an abstract entity like the government than your ancestors. "