Barrachd an seo:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w ... -25255769/
A bheil an t-slighe aige ceart no ceàrr?? Dè ur beachd?
Welsh language protester jailed - justified?
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Seonaidh
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Tha feadhainn am measg nan Cuimreach air a bhith a' dèanamh rudan mar seo o chionn bliadhnaichean agus, an mo bheachd-sa, tha seo air taic a thoirt dhan Chuimris agus dh'fhàs rudan nas fheàrr airson na Cuimrise nas luaithe na mar aile.
'S dòcha gur ann mi-fhortanach a tha e nach eil mòran Ghàidheal airson rudan coltach a dhèanamh.
'S dòcha gur ann mi-fhortanach a tha e nach eil mòran Ghàidheal airson rudan coltach a dhèanamh.
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Seonaidh,
It worked for official recognition, but I'm not sure it'll prove effective in the private sector.
It real terms, the Welsh got a jump on the Scottish Gaels of about 30 years out of it.
Why don't Scottish Gaels do the same sort of thing? Maybe the kirk's to blame -- maybe it's all a question of Calvanistic obedience to authority. Alternatively, it may be the association of Welsh language with Welsh identity and indeed Welsh nationalism, which has no parallel whatsoever in the Gaidhealtachd -- "never spoken here" is actually true in some parts of Scotland, for one thing. Despite the polemics of many a Daily Mail columnist, Gaelic is not associated with Scottish nationalism and language alone is rarely strong enough to incite this sort of direct action.
The key to the private sector is voting with your feet, which is a lot harder to do and doesn't reward the "activist" with notoriety.
It worked for official recognition, but I'm not sure it'll prove effective in the private sector.
It real terms, the Welsh got a jump on the Scottish Gaels of about 30 years out of it.
Why don't Scottish Gaels do the same sort of thing? Maybe the kirk's to blame -- maybe it's all a question of Calvanistic obedience to authority. Alternatively, it may be the association of Welsh language with Welsh identity and indeed Welsh nationalism, which has no parallel whatsoever in the Gaidhealtachd -- "never spoken here" is actually true in some parts of Scotland, for one thing. Despite the polemics of many a Daily Mail columnist, Gaelic is not associated with Scottish nationalism and language alone is rarely strong enough to incite this sort of direct action.
The key to the private sector is voting with your feet, which is a lot harder to do and doesn't reward the "activist" with notoriety.