The language we tolerate: The crystal mirror of destruction!

2025-10-13 13:28:59 / IDE NGA PROF. MIMOZA MANXHARI

The language we tolerate: The crystal mirror of destruction!


You travel by bus, you find yourself in a cafe, you open a social network and without filters you hear the same thing: ugly, offensive language that we would once be ashamed to utter, even under our breath!

I've been wondering for a long time: what's happening to our language? How did we get to this point, where words no longer give me hope, but leave me with the bitter taste of a society that is collapsing from within?

In every generation, language changes. But when change no longer reflects progress, but decay, what happens is the birth of a society sick, not only from physical illness, but from wounds of the soul, heart, and language.

In public spaces today it is impossible not to hear the widespread use of aggressive and derogatory language. More shocking is the normalization of this language not only among men, but increasingly by women and, even more alarmingly, by children.

I must emphasize, I am not here to open sexist or gender discussions, but to defend the sensitive and fragile nature of the female figure, which is losing its softness and dignity.

When women embrace vulgarity under the banner of equality, I wonder: are we confusing noise with force?
But, if banality is a criterion of equality, then shouldn't we dig deeper: Whose equality are we cheering for?!

So today, vulgar language, once an impassable boundary, appears openly to us, without frowning our eyebrows anymore.

Where words were once carefully chosen, now they are thrown like stones, quickly, loudly, and without thought for the consequences: in ruthless arguments in parliament, in rude political debates, in shameless and deceptive electoral campaigns.

Language is a gift, but more and more often we see it turned into a weapon to dominate, to humiliate, to win at all costs.

We no longer see people with an inner moral pillar. We only see empty figures who make noise!

My concern is not simply with the word, but with what it symbolizes: the moral void, the loss of self-control, and the true face of a society that is abandoning its cultural dignity.

It is time to reiterate that language is a mirror of the social soul, and when it becomes harsh, offensive, and devoid of any feeling, it only reveals the inner ruin of its members.

And this collapse did not happen all at once. It is the result of a long-term neglect: of the educational system, of cultural formation, of moral construction, and of our responsibility as adults.

Herein lies the greatest danger: a society that empties its members of thought, shame, and conscience ends up no longer understanding how badly it has fallen. We lose awareness of values, and with them the ability to improve.

What is emerging is not "modern language," but the collapse of cultural dignity.
This is a catastrophic metamorphosis; a tragic transformation brought about not by freedom, but by the loss of meaning, direction, and self-respect.

When children grow up thinking that vulgarity is normal, then what emotional and moral foundation will they rely on when they are adults?!

I am concerned that we no longer have the luxury of remaining indifferent. Remaining silent in the face of the normalization of ugliness is not neutrality. It is complicity.

And to say that "this is how people speak today" is to surrender, to accept that language no longer has the power to elevate thought, to shape character, or to reflect dignity.

Therefore, I do not consider caring about the way we speak to be nostalgia or backwardness at all, but rather respect for ourselves, for others, and for the generations that look to us as an example.

If we remain silent, we all become responsible, simply and only by remaining a spectator, smiling indignantly, pretending or straining or worse by accepting it as normal, simply part of our time.
NO.
To remain silent is to aid the decline. To remain frivolous and passive is to betray the next generation.

There is still time to react:
- Through the transformation of the education system, public debate, and personal example. But first, by understanding that language is not just a private matter, it is a public gift and responsibility.

If we do not act, we will live in a society where words do not heal, do not inspire, do not build, but only hurt, insult, destroy and divide.
Let us not speak to please, but to not lose ourselves.

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