The state is there to protect us - not tell us how to think.
I am glad that Welsh and English coexist in Wales, and I am glad that Imperial and metric co-exist in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
There will be no prolification of languages in Wales in the same way as there will be no prolification of measuring formats beyond metric and Imperial. If there was then I could see your point in regulating such a prolification - but the situation is not one that's likely to happen. Ever.
From: "Philip S Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:32440] Re: USMA announcement Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:07:06 -0000
> You are talking to a Welsh man. > > English road signs started to be put up in Wales during a time when the > teaching of Welsh wasn't compulsory. > > The people tore them down and dumped them outside council offices. > > Sound familiar? >
What sounds familiar is making an issue out of state control for things you don't like and passive acceptance of for the things you do like.
Phil Hall
