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I live in the Basque Country, where there is considerable effort put by the government to preserve Basque language and culture. It has always seemed like a los
by Levitz 4y ago
I live in the Basque Country, where there is considerable effort put by the government to preserve Basque language and culture.
It has always seemed like a losing battle to me. Basque people might speak more Basque, but they still see Netflix, listen to international bands via Spotify and immerse themselves in international trends via Instagram and Tiktok.
My conclusion is that the government does this because language is the one part of culture the government can legislate around.
- tossaway0 4y agoI'm Basque but have lived outside the Basque Country for a long time. I actually now find the cultural efforts of the Basque government to have been beneficial, even if most people I know would call them onerous. I think it has played out well for the Basque Country to emphasize Basqueness (whatever that can mean) as a way to distinguish a place that may otherwise have stood out even less on a global stage.