Issue Position: Language

Issue Position

The time has come to just accept that our world is becoming globalized. This is not restricted to simple trade and commerce; we have reached a point in our civilization where we can send a message from Australia to Africa in a few seconds. In a way, our world has lost many of the borders that once separated nations. Project Ogma is designed to help ease the existing language barriers and aid international communication and understanding. (Note: this will have to become an international undertaking).

First, in order to ease the language barrier, we should adopt an international second language. This language should be simple in its construction and based on an alphebet that, one way or another, has been sent through most of the world. Esperanto (the language you have seen throughout this site) is the logical choice, as it has a strong support base, uses the Roman alphebet and is simple in its design.

There are multiple benefits to the introduction of a universal second language. The most obvious is that it allows one to communicate with anyone anywhere. In addition, server space, money, paper, time and labor can be saved because, rather than the creation of multiple translations of a website, document (the program I am using to write this site is available in twenty languages!), etc. which waste resources, we would only need two: one in the native language and one in Esperanto. Direct communication without the need of translators will not only save money, but it should also aid in the flow of information, education and relations on a global scale.

Second, we should focus on the adoption of international standards, such as the metric system. Anyone who has tried to use a standard wrench on a metric bolt, or a metric wrench on a standard bold, will know why.

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