Italian government seeks to penalize the use of English words

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hunglee2 ◴[02 Apr 23 17:47 UTC] No.35413150[source]▶

I think we (Americans and Europeans alike) wholly underestimate how Americanised European culture is becoming.

This is an observation rather than a criticism as I don't know whether this is 'good' or 'bad' but it is noticeable phenomena manifest through language, and probably an unintended consequence of the dependency of Europe on US communication technology, leading to the import of US communication styles, political priorities and cultural values.

France have always been conscious of this, no doubt as a result of their centuries old conflict with England, but it is interesting now to see Italian nationalists responding similarly. It's futile of course, as neither Italians, French nor any combination of European countries can or will make an internet independent of the US

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1. belugacat ◴[02 Apr 23 19:39 UTC] No.35414281[source]▶

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If you can read French, I highly recommend “Civilisation : comment nous sommes devenus américains” by Régis Debray. One of the most lucid analyses of the cultural situation we’re in I’ve found.

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2. henriquemaia ◴[03 Apr 23 04:23 UTC] No.35418535[source]▶

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Thanks for the recommendation. I can read French, and that seems an interesting read.

However, there's already an English translation of that book. It's published under the ttitle _Civilization: How we All Became American_, and was translated by David Fernbach.

Anyway, thanks again for pointing out this book. I'll be looking into it thanks to your suggestion.

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