Posted by Slawko on March 24, 2000 at 12:06:36:
In Reply to: Re: What are we afraid of? Support for our own. posted by lesia on March 24, 2000 at 06:20:08:
: I think that it isnīt correct to speak is or not
Ukrainian artifitial or not. There are another
languages in Europe, as Catalonian, which
somepeople say are artifitial, but is used in one
part of Spain in whole levels.
: In other hand, there are the example of France.
The official language is Franch, but at the places
where the people which use another language are
living, there are schools with this another
language. This people are bilingual. Any problem.
: The problem is that Ukrainian books, TV in
Ukrainian, etc. must be more competitive.
Lesia,how can Ukrainian papers,media,books and
magazines be more competitive that most people
don't support.They rather read and listen in the
language that was forced on them.Before they
didn't have the choice,but now they do and still
continue to do the same.I live in America,and I
feel obligated to support American.I do also read
Ukrainian papers listen to radio and support what
ever concernce Ukraine,because I was born there.I
visited Ukraine once and like to go there
again,and I thought that the language was going to
fall in place,after almost 9yrs.of independence.It
seems very odd to me that it is still disputed in
free country.It strange that the government has to
step in this matter.In my thinking the government
rules and people support, demand,watch and make
sure that officials do their jobs whats beneficial
for the people and country.And only unity of
people will accomplish that.At this point I don't
know if I am right or wrong.I am not against other
laguages in the country or it should be forbidden
to use them.But priority should be the official
language of the country we live in to be# one(1)
Its only my opinion.Thank you very much,All.HAve a
Goo Day.No title,just old man.Said my peace.