| | After World War II, the rise of the United States as a world superpower led to English replacing French as the Lingua-Franca, becoming the world's most used language for diplomacy, commerce, science, and so forth. Because of this, English is considered the world's most important international language by many. However, beware of distortions in the field by those who insist that all languages are equal. They also claim claim that all religions are equal in truth or value, and that is no more true for religion than it is for languages. Every language has advantages or disadvantages, and the path of world history is in some ways the triumph of superior languages over inferior ones. | | After World War II, the rise of the United States as a world superpower led to English replacing French as the Lingua-Franca, becoming the world's most used language for diplomacy, commerce, science, and so forth. Because of this, English is considered the world's most important international language by many. However, beware of distortions in the field by those who insist that all languages are equal. They also claim claim that all religions are equal in truth or value, and that is no more true for religion than it is for languages. Every language has advantages or disadvantages, and the path of world history is in some ways the triumph of superior languages over inferior ones. |
| − | Since 1945, roughly coinciding with the dominance of liberal [[public schools|public schooling]], the average 14-year-old's vocabulary has decreased 60% as one report has stated. This [[devolution of language]] occurs where words acquire a more literal meaning and lose their more abstract connotations (narrowing). Devolution of language also applies to vocabulary in general. Low literacy levels fostered by liberal education systems reduce readers' ability to comprehend words commonly found in literature but not used in unintellectual entertainment and media. | + | Since 1945, roughly coinciding with the dominance of liberal [[public schools|public schooling]], the average 14-year-old's vocabulary has decreased 60% as one report has stated. This [[devolution of language]] occurs where words acquire a more literal meaning and lose their more abstract connotations (narrowing). Devolution of language also applies to vocabulary in general. Low literacy levels fostered by liberal education systems reduce readers' ability to comprehend words commonly found in literature but not used in unintellectual entertainment and media. Our English language has also been [[secular]]ized by those with an anti-[[Christian]] agenda, such as [[liberal]]s, [[homosexual]]s, [[atheist]]s, [[evolutionist]]s and [[leftist]]s, who have attempted to remove the [[Christian]] origins of our [[language]] by replacing common phrases with [[secular]]ized versions. By appealing to [[tolerance]] and [[political correctness]], they have succeeded in propagating these [[Secularized Language|secularized versions]], even among those who don't share their views. |
| | Nevertheless, each year the English language develops about a thousand new words, of those, [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Conservative terms]] are being generated at a faster rate, and with much higher quality, than [[liberal]] terms. This implies an inevitable conservative triumph over liberalism. | | Nevertheless, each year the English language develops about a thousand new words, of those, [[Essay:Best New Conservative Words|Conservative terms]] are being generated at a faster rate, and with much higher quality, than [[liberal]] terms. This implies an inevitable conservative triumph over liberalism. |