ELL: response to WSJ editorial

[Linda A Cumberland]

I agree with Gail.  The very existence of many language revitalization
efforts hinge on arguments of the relative merits of bilingualism and
language diversity.  I see this list as a useful forum for refining our
own expression of these ideals.  If *we* aren't willing to discuss it, why
should we think anyone else would be?

I'd be interested in seeing Doug's answer to Randy's question.

Linda

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Coelho wrote:

> At 07:07 AM 4/19/02 -0400, Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine wrote:
>
> >Lets not waste each others' limited social tolerence bugets on the
> >merits of Settler Ideologies, neh?
> >
> >Jeez, the WSJ editorial page. How irrelevent.
>
> I thought it *was* interesting and relevant, even if most of us disagree
> with the WSJ editorial .... And it might be better to have an unlimited
> social tolerance budget -- at least in listening to different viewpoints
> and understanding underlying motivations.
>
> Gail
>
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