But by now, even the most ignorant people realize that speaking more than one language is not only a real life necessity but also a large investment in your economic future and a safety net if your country goes awry.

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Abdullah Syafie, a rebel commander of the Free Aceh Movement in Pidie district in northern Aceh, refuses even to speak Bahasa Indonesia--the language that more than anything binds the country together--and a young aide translates his words from Acehnese.

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We conceive of ourselves connected to people, ideas and causes as fans are, or if you will, communities of interest without geography or even language, united in outlook, sentiment, or (more often than not, in these early days) outrage.

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