Re: CHAT: India-Pakistan Nuclear War?

On 3 Jun 2002, Maarten wrote:

>Well, I think Irina's problem with this is not so much the bulk of e-mails
>with political content, but the fact that she comes her to escape "real
>life" (whatever that may be).
I can understand that very well. However, the List is not only a conlang
forum, but also a bunch of people who happen to know each other, at least
by means of e-mail. In this context I think someone should have the right
every now and then to make a personal statement if s/he feels like it. To
me this is not about politics, unless one would interpret my current
message as "list politics" as well.

>Anyways, since this is a forum for discussing constructed languages, I
>think talking about the structure of a language (even if it is a specific
>natlang) is less off-topic than most political topics [...]
That's a matter of taste! I'm not much of a conculturer, but in so far as I
do something in the field, there is usually a prominent political component
attached to it (con-politics?). I admit that it is not the same thing,
though...

Jan