so how is this fixed by forcing people to learn English?
How do you propose people leave the ${LANGUAGE}-speaking ghetto if they can only speak ${LANGUAGE}?!
And if they're not leaving their little corner of the city for work, where is the money to support that corner of the city going to come from? People from outside will have a hell of a time transacting business there, since there's a language barrier. It's not a matter of "Those fucking ${SLUR}s," but one of "I go there for spices and imports, but it's such a hassle."
I'm not even touching the rest of this. You have your worldview, and i have mine, and there's no convincing gonna happen either way. If, in your view, that makes me a cultural hegemon who's oppressing some victim, well, hey, i'm comfortable with that.
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Date: 2006-04-29 03:33 am (UTC)How do you propose people leave the ${LANGUAGE}-speaking ghetto if they can only speak ${LANGUAGE}?!
And if they're not leaving their little corner of the city for work, where is the money to support that corner of the city going to come from? People from outside will have a hell of a time transacting business there, since there's a language barrier. It's not a matter of "Those fucking ${SLUR}s," but one of "I go there for spices and imports, but it's such a hassle."
I'm not even touching the rest of this. You have your worldview, and i have mine, and there's no convincing gonna happen either way. If, in your view, that makes me a cultural hegemon who's oppressing some victim, well, hey, i'm comfortable with that.