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by Hojojo
436 days ago
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I find it baffling for anybody to take this stance. Accessibility doesn't matter anymore, I guess. Doesn't matter that the US is basically the melting pot for the entire world or that US citizens are so incredibly diverse, nothing matters but English. I would've argued otherwise. I don't think anybody would debate the point that providing translations for government services is a great idea and incredibly helpful to many people. That's what we do in Germany. Many of our services on a city, regional and national level provide at the very least English translations. Case in point: https://www.stadt-koeln.de/index.html Click on the button at the top with the translation icon and it'll show you tons of languages. Are any of these official languages in Germany or in Cologne? Nope. But we generally care about people who visit or might not be fluent in German, so we provide it anyway. It's the right thing to do. But I guess wanting to help people, or in general being helpful to others, is a dying value in many places. |
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