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why is it a good thing. For Alsace, the goal of the french state was clear: kill the alsatian culture so that alsatians do not side anymore with the germans. Th
by Glawen 7y ago
why is it a good thing.
For Alsace, the goal of the french state was clear: kill the alsatian culture so that alsatians do not side anymore with the germans. This began by prohibiting children to speak alsatian. Now, the new generation cannot speak it anymore and cannot understand their neighbours (Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland). They have to learn German in school, and they are not particularly good at it. It is a shame, as it would be a nice advantage for them in the current EU.
The same happened for other regions (Bretagne, Languedoc, Corsica, Pays basque).
- seren 7y agoI believe what ur-whale is saying is that cultural homogenization, is often seen as bad things for the short term for people that have to endure it, but relatively for the long term it creates more homogeneous region with a shared culture. For example, the Roman Empire destroyed or assimilated hundreds of smaller culture, but it also have the long term effect of creating a common ancestor culture for most of Europe.