6 933 misc english footnote banning german jack aubert writes contrast topics discussed national language policy issue views academic linguists greater value views laymen practicing linguists beg differ lay wo men misconceptions language poisoning public debate english recognizing greater value views academic linguists might needed improve debate merely accident vast majority academic linguists opposes majority laypeople supports english related movements indication academic linguists know something laypeople know bilingualism us means making easier non english speakers get life without learn speak english grounds humane fairer expert bilingualism hunch lopsided characterization bilingualism currently practiced small pockets us would good hear subscribers actually experts bilingualism ethnic conflicts trace back language basque catalan separatism based language language played absolutely role biggest ethnic conflict time e racist war germans jews slavs gypsies nonaryans language play role ethnic conflicts important part different cultural itentity whatever time conflicts nt purely ethnic also sometimes please nt freeze onexclusively based factors class ethnic conflict hutus tutsis excellent example details would lead far astray english accident history glue keeps u together one nation glue keeps us together one nation indeed glue unified nation contains many ingredients among brute force economic interests play much bigger role english linguistic phenomenon unifying powers police batons wageloss one blame japanese mexicans anybody except american ruling class far exceed poems walt whitman requiring american children attend classes taught english nonnative english speaking compatriots enormous favor clearly nonnative english speaking compatriots included blablabla favor alone require american children attend classes taught english english truly maintaining returning status quo make decisions blablabla whose benefactors thereby best bernhard rohrbacher