It's not comforting to see Iran and America moving in lock-step towards controlling the conversation within their respective borders.
IRAN. Iranian President Bans Usage of Foreign Words.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as ''pizzas'' which will now be known as ''elastic loaves,'' state media reported Saturday.
America: 4 years ago, legislators on the national and state level pre-empted Iran with measures to designate that English be the official language of the US.
3 years ago the US House of Representatives, in a bold leadership move, required their cafeteria to change the name on their menus for french fries to freedom fries.
French fries to freedom fries; Pizza to elastic loaves.
And there's America leading the way to xenophobia, pre-empting Iran's language-control efforts by 4 years.
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