> But so far no one has seen a disadvantage either. Right? No, researchers have found disadvantages to bilingualism. Bilinguals tend to know fewer words in their first language than monolinguals [1]. Bilinguals also…
> What other group would you prefer to have a monopoly on violence? The people. Governments can be illegitimate, e.g. not derive from the consent of the people, in which case government monopoly on violence yields…
> But so far no one has seen a disadvantage either. Right? No, researchers have found disadvantages to bilingualism. Bilinguals tend to know fewer words in their first language than monolinguals [1]. Bilinguals also…
> What other group would you prefer to have a monopoly on violence? The people. Governments can be illegitimate, e.g. not derive from the consent of the people, in which case government monopoly on violence yields…