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1) Should Europe really be considered a continent, as it's just part of Eurasia? 2) Should (English-speaking) residents of England be considered the only nativ
by eukaryote 4y ago
1) Should Europe really be considered a continent, as it's just part of Eurasia?
2) Should (English-speaking) residents of England be considered the only native English speakers?
3) Before compulsory education, was the general population really stupid?
4) Has compulsory education made the world a better place?
- civopsec 4y ago[flagged]
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- 082349872349872 4y ago5) Should EU countries use the Éire green-white-orange flag as an icon for "english" language selection? (eg in websites, ATMs, gas pumps)
- dazc 4y agoEnglish isn't the indigenous language of Ireland so, probably, not a good idea.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoWhat we call English was imported piecemeal into England, so it sounds like it's not the indigenous language of anywhere by your measure? It's native to Ireland, surely; in which case it seems fine.
- angrais 4y agoI'm not sure Ireland would want to directly associate themselves with English (=England | UK) in that way. Clearly this is a very political question and so we can discard it from Christmas discussion :) >> It's native to Ireland, surely; in which case it seems fine. English is also "native" to many people in all countries around the world. In Ireland, many families speak Irish at home, not English.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoOutside of school, there's very little usage. A few percent at most. You're right, about politics. There are good historical reasons to hate what [English] nobility did in the past, but it's a mistake to dispense with using a common tongue because of that. My nan was shot at by "the English". Common Latin use across Europe seems to have had a positive effect on the development of science for 1800 years or so?
- dazc 4y agoOK, good luck with the implementation. Aside from offending some people you're also going to confuse many others.
- 082349872349872 4y agonot sure if the first two have been 'shopped, but the last looks legit: https://preview.redd.it/rrd2hci4j5f41.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=0420a2a1f2cdc9cc1223d2a895aa3b950624bd45 https://preview.redd.it/rrd2hci4j5f41.jpg?width=960&crop=sma... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQFdckqW4AAwQ6A?format=png&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQFdckqW4AAwQ6A?format=png&name=... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Trilingual_sign_in_Ireland_with_Irish_flag_for_English_language.jpg/900px-Trilingual_sign_in_Ireland_with_Irish_flag_for_English_language.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Tr...
- loloquwowndueo 4y agoIt would be great if schools were built deep underground - because deep down people are not stupid :)
- DoingIsLearning 4y ago> 4) Has compulsory education made the world a better place? Not sure what is there to debate on that one? Compulsory education has been a vehicle for giving children time away from child labour and abusive parenting. For that reason alone it is a net positive specially in developing economies where child labour is accepted.
- eukaryote 4y agoOk, the other side of the debate is: education is provided by governments who want to protect people in power and their own interests, so pushes an education system that protects those in power (not saying I agree with this side of the debate)