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To: Tennessee Nana
For Icelanders it is about preserving their unique ancient culture and language, not so much about government "control" of the people. Related: they don't use English words for new things like computer or tissue. They have a committee that creates Icelandic language words for these new things.

Again, not about control of the people, it's about preserving their language and culture.

29 posted on 01/03/2013 5:10:28 AM PST by SW6906 (6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
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Freedom to name your own kid . . . I’m pretty sure that trumps a state’s arbitrary desire to “preserve” its “culture,” however the state defines “culture.”


46 posted on 01/03/2013 6:00:09 AM PST by cizinec ("Brother, your best friend ain't your Momma, it's the Field Artillery.")
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