LewisLightning t1_iyc9k84 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:17 AM

Reply to comment by spyczech in Lithuania should phase out Russian language teaching - president's adviser by Interrete

It's not the language they have an issue with, but the Russian policy of using force to defend Russian speaking people in foreign nations. If a large enough portion of their population speaks Russian Lithuania could potentially be attacked by Russia on such absurd grounds.

Jud1_n t1_iycbd6a wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:44 AM

Russia could in theory attack anyway justifying supression and ethnic cleansing of ethnic minorities in Lithuania.

That aside, Lithuania is a member of NATO and Russia is being busy losing to Ukraine. Kinda doubt Lithuania at this point has any reason to fear an invasion.

spyczech t1_iycbhgz wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:46 AM

Sure, but its an unfair collective punishment against those Russian speakers in lithuania for the actions of a state for which they have NO CONTROL. Kids who might of gotten a minor or major in Russian later on in life are going to miss out on opportunities in their personal lives all due to the fact the languge they are interested in happens to be used by an ugly state actor

In other words, they are taking out the fear of a possible Russian invasion out on their own citizens by depriving them of the substantial econimical socetial and familial benefits a second language can do

Gotisdabest t1_iyccmk1 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 10:03 AM

Then everything is unfair. The fact that the same funds also don't go to creating more opportunities for kids to learn more directly useful languages such as English is also unfair.