I may be naive, but I find the fact that people think that English is a threat to national identity quite preposterous. I certainly understand that people could fear the "politicos" that come with English since we have all seen the devastation that results from political intervention. However, I don't think the angst should be attributed to language.
What I found funny in class today was the talk about the fear of Spanish taking over as an "official" language in the U.S. Those who are voicing the fear, I would wager, are not multi-lingual and guess what? If the majority of the population are proficient in or are users of Spanish (since the Hispanic race is the fastest growing in the US), hasn't this already happened? I think it's time for those who are afraid to think about taking a few language classes?
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