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ubiquitin
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“1. you protested what you consider to be an attempt to destroy Jewish Creole German so obviously you want to preserve it.”
The logic there is flawed. I dont think an attempt to destroy a language (any language) is a good thing. that does not mean I necessarily think efforts to preserve it are noble. There is room for middle ground.

“2. Rabaul Creole German a.k.a. Unserdeutsch (“Our German”) is a German-based creole language that originated in Papua New Guinea. It was formed among the New Guinean children residing in a German-run orphanage in what was then German New Guinea. About 100 native speakers survive today, most of whom migrated to Australia after Papua New Guinea’s independence in 1975. (Wikipedia)”

Fascinating. Sure let them preserve it. Why not?

“3. I ask out of curiosity.”
Sure.

“4. I was comparing spending time and effort on learning Jewish Creole German (a.k.a. Jargon) and Standard German.”

how much time and effort do you think it takes when a person is born and raised in said community?

“5. Yes I do put thought into my comments”.
Eh. try harder. For example your point #1 isnt logically sound as demonstrated above.

“Do you?”
I try. Though I could work at better proofreading my comments