I think the fact that that reform was successful at all, even with resistance, is evidence that Germans have less of a nationalistic attachment to their languag

I think the fact that that reform was successful at all, even with resistance, is evidence that Germans have less of a nationalistic attachment to their language than French people do. Even the extremely common grammatical particle “daß” was changed (to “dass”) — it’s just impossible for me to imagine anything similar ever being accepted in France.