Ask any european colonial power. Language is very powerful in uniting and dividing people. Using language to repress a cultural identity is not unheard of and not necessarily the sign of insecurity. It is a tried and tested method (russia is doing it in Ukraine as well).
How insecure do you have to be that you find it necessary to suppress a language?
Ask any european colonial power. Language is very powerful in uniting and dividing people. Using language to repress a cultural identity is not unheard of and not necessarily the sign of insecurity. It is a tried and tested method (russia is doing it in Ukraine as well).