I don't know why I'm starting this thread tonight ... I could have started it on several different occasions over the last few years. I've long learned to ignore the bellicous flag waving jingoism that comes from the right wing media on these islands but when a supposedly progressive newspaper like the Guardian joins in their nationalism it becomes worrying.
The recent Guardian opinion piece on the calls for an Irish Language Act is just the latest in a long line of articles which sees fit to demonise these islands' indigenous languages.
I've no idea why the "left" find the continued use of indigenous languages so offensive nor why they feel it's okay to be so hostile to minority languages and their speakers.
The recent Guardian opinion piece on the calls for an Irish Language Act is just the latest in a long line of articles which sees fit to demonise these islands' indigenous languages.
I've no idea why the "left" find the continued use of indigenous languages so offensive nor why they feel it's okay to be so hostile to minority languages and their speakers.
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