Re:Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress
by _kbh_ on Thursday June 22, 2023 @02:40AM
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> That's quite a chauvinistic attitude to take -- and ignores the complex history of linguistic diversity in Ukraine.
> No linguistic expression should be banned anywhere, period, full stop.
The point is moot anyway as Russian is not banned in Ukraine, even as Russia is actively invading it.
Re:Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress
by lisasays on Thursday June 22, 2023 @08:46AM
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It's not moot, because you said it, and it was an ugly and awful thing to say.
Exactly the same as saying "It's their country, they can do whatever they want to minority X" in any other context.
Re:Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress
by inglor_cz on Thursday June 22, 2023 @07:32AM
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AFAIK about 20 per cent of Ukrainian citizens can't even speak Ukrainian (not just don't prefer to, but actually can't), so trying to ban the language would be an exercise in futility.
That's quite a chauvinistic attitude to take -- and ignores the complex history of linguistic diversity in Ukraine.
No linguistic expression should be banned anywhere, period, full stop.
(To be clear: this is no way supports what the troll account above you was posting, which was of course pure nonsense).