It's been worse. During World War I, courses in German were banned from many schools. I guess the theory is that if you know what the enemy is saying, you become like the enemy. Or (Big Brother's third principle) ignorance is strength. Or something.
Another point that could be made about dictatorships: They're likely to provide intentionally false information in order to harm their political enemies.
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Date: 2011-06-17 12:30 pm (UTC)Another point that could be made about dictatorships: They're likely to provide intentionally false information in order to harm their political enemies.