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But how does this makes any sense? Do you refuse to speak English when USA (English speaking) invades Iraq? Or you are ok with double standards?
by cryptoegorophy 10mo ago
But how does this makes any sense? Do you refuse to speak English when USA (English speaking) invades Iraq? Or you are ok with double standards?
- Fhch6HQ 10mo agoRussian is neither a common lingua franca nor is it commonly spoken by foreigners (with the obvious exclusion of former Soviet countries). It belongs culturally to Russia and it's people. English belongs to half a dozen countries. I'm not sure I agree with the original commenter, but I see the merit in their perspective.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoIs English commonly spoken by countries that aren't former British colonies? I am a Ukranian citizen, and if I can speak Russian, and not have that kind of prejudice, you should also be able to. In fact most Ukrainians speak Russian.
- llIIllIIllIIl 10mo agoExactly that gives ruskies propaganda talking points to invade Ukraine by saying they don’t like how Ukrainians treated russian speakers. British King isn’t delusional enough to start war with neighboring English speaking country.
- koakuma-chan 10mo ago> Exactly that gives ruskies propaganda talking points to invade Ukraine by saying they don’t like how Ukrainians treated russian speakers. The Russians have a point there. I wish the Russian language was an official language in Ukraine, and I wish I could speak Russian in Ukraine without restrictions, but unfortunately the Ukranian government chose to instead try and force people to speak Ukranian at school, etc. But that obviously doesn't justify starting a war. > British King isn’t delusional enough to start war with neighboring English speaking country. Do they even have a neighbouring country that speaks English? They are dumb enough to quit EU though.
- Antibabelic 10mo ago> Do they even have a neighbouring country that speaks English? Ireland.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoEnglish is an official language in Ireland, so it is not like Ukraine.
- throwaway290 10mo agoTake any neighbouring country in Europe Tons of people totally speak English there. But it's not an official language. And government totally forces kids to speak French/Dutch/whatever in schools. if England invades Netherland will you say they also have a point?;)
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoThe point is that Ukraine used to be a part of Soviet Union, and this is why "obviously" Ukranians speak Russian, and we are drawing a parallel to how former British colonies also speak English. France et al are not former British colonies, and I assume they prefer to speak their native language at home, and not English. Not because they are forced to, but because English is not their native language.
- koiueo 10mo agoYou're free to go to russia, where russian is the official language. But I think you're already there, just trying to spread russian propaganda posing as Ukrainian
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoWhy would I want to go to Russia? I left Ukraine because I don't want to be sent to war, and the same could happen if I were in Russia.
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- koiueo 10mo agoThis is not true. Like literally factually incorrect. Most people in big cities can speak russian due to russia's colonization strategy. But it's far from "most Ukrainians". Saying this as Ukrainian citizen who has seen more Ukraine (both eastern and western parts) than just a few big cities.
- koakuma-chan 10mo agoIt's true that Ukranian is more prevalent in western Ukraine, but that is a minority. Most people live in Kyiv, and prefer to speak Russian, including the current president of Ukraine. Or at least this was the case before the war started, and a huge chunk of population left the country.
- koiueo 10mo agoUkraine population before russian invasion of 2022 ~40M Kyiv population before russian invasion if 2022 <3M > Most people live in Kyiv This perfectly demonstrates your level of expertise and trustworthiness of your opinions. Go home, and don't forget to buy some vodka in пятерочка.
- tguvot 10mo agoafter russian invasion many of those who preferred to speak russian swore off speaking russian. do you want to guess why ? as other poster wrote, don't forget to collect your 15 rubel and buy some vodka on the way home
- koakuma-chan 10mo ago> do you want to guess why ? Because they were brainwashed by the government.
- tguvot 10mo agolet me guess, they consumed spiked up oranges ? and you are the only one who could resist it ? and russia launching war in the middle of the night has absolutely nothing to do with it ?
- Fhch6HQ 9mo agoTo answer your question directly, yes. By population, 55% of Germany, 57% of France, 49% of Poland, 51% of Ukraine, 90% of the Netherlands, 89% of Sweden, 73% of Austria, 30% of Romania, 39% of Croatia [0]. Apologies in advance if any of these countries are former British colonies, I don't claim to be knowledgeable on world history. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-s...
- lmz 10mo agoThe propagation of English is due to the influence of America and Britain. If you look at the history of what those two have been up to all around the world, it's not pretty.
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- cryptoegorophy 10mo agoBecause there is 0 logic in blaming the language.
- koiueo 10mo agoMy man, if you think language is just a communication tool, you're very wrong. Language is a carrier for centuries of cultural evolution. Russian language is rich with unique untranslatable slurs for neighboring nations. Why? Language is a powerful colonization engine. Read history of any colonization. First thing colonizers do: teach colonized their language. Once you impose your language on a person, you immediately integrate that person in your cultural domain. I assume you just have no experience with the matter, and haven't seen this in action.
- wiseowise 10mo agoThe language is literally pretext for the current war, if you read just a little bit about it.