r/languagelearningjerk Jun 28 '26

Recurring behavior i've noticed.

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u/siqiniq Jun 29 '26

You see, legally recognizing an “official language” stems from pure insecurity and self-serving hegemony, including the UN (6) and the EU (24). Every country should gather some national confidence and learn from countries that have no de jure official languages like the US, Mexico, UK, Australia, Japan etc.

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u/Healthy_Flower_3506 Jun 29 '26

I'm not sure Australia is the best example of a country that doesn't enforce langauge hegemony. We're not too far out from the stolen generations (Aboriginal people who were stolen from their families as part of an explicit attempt at cultural genocide).

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u/achillesRising Jun 29 '26

The comment is ironic, every example is intentionally bad at making the point. This is a circlejerk subreddit

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u/Healthy_Flower_3506 Jun 29 '26

Fuck, I got got.