Jerry-Springer-IAL (was MULANesque)

CeoLeo Caesius:

>   [back on topic]
>
>   Regarding linguistic nationalism, I am surprised at how prevalent it is
>   in the interlinguistic community.  I suppose that this is a discussion
>   for AUXLANG and the IALlist, which, perhaps because of these rather
>   rabid tendencies, always seem to descend into Jerry-Springer-esque
>   catfights.  I won't mention any names, but certain organizations (
>   including the one to which I am enrolled) have distinguished themselves
>   through especially abominable behavior.
Actly it was IALists' catfighting that had AUXLANG created initially -- to
keep'em off CONLANG...

My theory is that their theory is like that of religious
faction-fundamentalists: "if all believers believed the way we believe then
EVERYBODY would become a believer".
    Makes no sense here or there, of course...



/BP 8^)>
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