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Say what you want about Québec's language laws; what's a nuisance to American business interests is most likely good for the people.
I feel like the the great zeitgeist is going to shift towards vindicating the Qubecois and their bloody minded nationalism pretty soon. You can feel the rest of the western world starting to think and act just like the nationalists here.
"Bloody-minded nationalism" is a bit of an overstatement, don't you think? Unless you're going back over 50 years ago, Québec nationalism has been rather meek.
I have a lot of feelings about Québec's language laws and its nationalism (I'm French-Canadian from outside Québec, for context) but I find it interesting how Québec making the use of its language necessary for participation in society is seen as nationalistic, even racist, yet Canada making English necessary for participation in society is seen as perfectly acceptable. I bet a lot of the same people who whine about Québec's language laws would go berserk if they saw non-English signage dominate their community.
This hot take brought to you by someone who clearly hasn't lived or worked in QC over the last decade.
I did live in Québec a couple of years ago, but you're right I've definitely spent most of the last decade outside Québec.
Do you have any arguments against my "hot take" or did you just feel like speculating on my living and work history?