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<p>Who has done this on this thread? You are arguing with positions that were never taken. </p>
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<p>I didn’t say this. That’s your extrapolation based on your preoccupations based on your life history. All I did was disagree with you about Americans’ “illogical fear.” Americans and other native English speakers are in a privileged position globally in that they can choose which second or third language to learn, based upon academic or business goals that vary from person to person. Everyone else who needs to learn a second language pretty much learns English, because if you are not born an English speaker and you want to participate in global business, global science, or global academe, you need to learn English or get a translator. Now who knows if this will continue to hold a hundred years from now, but it’s still the case. I"m not celebrating it imperially, I’m simply pointing it out. Stop looking for reasons to be outraged.</p>