-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- X-Folder: In <3.0.32.19961221180621.006965f0@mail.execpc.com>, on 12/21/96 at 08:06 PM, "Matthew J. Miszewski" <mjmiski@execpc.com> said:
Why is it that personal freedom, sometimes expressed by choice of dialect or language, seemingly has such arbitrary limits? Many on the list complain that they are subject to too many rules, and yet, seem to chime in on multi-linugual issues in this way.
Matt you seem to be missing the point. As far as I can tell no one cares how individuals or in what "language" individuals care to speak in. It is a compleetle different issue when you are talking about a government sponcered "second language". As with all things the government does this is just a trial balloon for bigger and "better" things. Tax forms in Afrolish, Voting Ballots in Afrolish, matter of fact all government documents in Afrolish. Anti-discrimination suits & laws because a perspective employee was turned down for a job on the basis that he can not speak English only Afrolish. If you look outside the political/economic spectrum you have the issues dealing with society as a whole. While I could write a thesis on this here are some basic question to ask: What are the effects of having a subset of a society with the following: - Speak a differnt language - Practice a different religion - Have a different work ethic - Have a different set of moral values - Have a different cultural background How will this group fair economically? How will this group fair politically? What are the effects of such a group violently refusing to integrate into the society as a whole? What historical presedents do you have to support your views? Historical Examples: - Programs against the Jews in Europe & Russia - Turks & Armanians - Greeks & Turks - Palistinians & Jews in Israel (20th Century) - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting WebExplorer & Java Enhanced!!! Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice Look for MR/2 Tips & Rexx Scripts Get Work Place Shell for Windows!! PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. Finger whgiii@amaranth.com for PGP Key and other info - ----------------------------------------------------------- Tag-O-Matic: DOS=HIGH? I knew it was on something... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMrypJ49Co1n+aLhhAQFjhQP/YuZI/aPBWqD5h7Ns3K6CtkHJzJZem+TZ fn6tUUz6Dhoge59FPpWjjxy+jOZSAlBpVvRZWdQCMCEKdmYdj9sd9uHHbmHDwv4+ vYLkHUdx5UqHH7uMJ/JJj1aIuRjmywyo6BncBvi4PBI7e61I3zq86Ey4pigSdAmB LaxYbfNoX6c= =BTJx -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----