Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Language politics

Equality of opportunity is desirable. Encouraging learning new languages is desirable. Providing facilities to learn multiple languages is desirable. Even more desirable is providing options to learn math, sciences & social studies in one's own language. Indians should emulate Koreans, Chinese, Japanese, Scandinavians & non-English Europeans in their research output in native languages & learn arts/sciences in their own language rather than the language of their colonial masters. Equality of outcome (a communist idea) won't happen without social pressure & a subversion of free will. Monocultures of language & ideology are undesirable.

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