Italy really knows how to focus on what’s really important to address challenges like high unemployment and weak economy.
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I, who have lived in the United States for decades, cringe when English words are used instead of those of my native language to give a sense of respectability to those words.
A global culture and a world homogenized in ways of living is a much less interesting world.
What would people think if there was an american movement to stop using foreign loan words in English because they're diluting our culture?
I live in Quebec, Canada, where there is extreme policing of the French language, including various unconstitutional legislation to "preserve" French (the Canadian constitution has an override clause). It's a purely populist measure that does nothing for culture. I find it ironic but typical how much Quebec focuses on superficial cultural aspects (language) while hardly engaging at all with real questions of celebrating heritage - and other than the language, the culture is way closer to english canada than anything European.
Anyway, these language things are shallow populist measures to whip up a base, they're not about serious stewardship of cultural identity.
The difference is that English is THE dominant global language, pushed by two global empires (first the British empire and now the American empire). It does not need protection, as it essentially like an invasive species at this point. It’s reasonable for counties to want to protect their native language(s). We’re already rapidly trending towards a global, American-flavored monoculture. Why make it worse?