Re: CHAT: Nov 11th

abrigon wrote:
>
> Yes, Veterans Day/Rememberance Day/Armistice Day, basically the end of
> one of the stupidist and bloodiest war of humanity, and especially the
> 20th Century. Also my b-day as well, born like 11am or pm on that day..
> The Battles of Verdun, the Somne, Beleu Woods and many others wasted a
> generation of men, whole villages went without men cause whole regiments
> (400+-) were totally detroyed. Maybe a good reason for a common lingo,
> AuxLang is so people can talk to each other and make sure WW1s and like
> never happen again.
An auxlang can't be a cure-all, but it could certainly help.
Most auxlangers have come to think that an easy-to-learn
2nd language for adults would prevent at least some of the
misunderstanding that makes war more likely.

By keeping to a simple interlanguage, never to replace
the "natural" langs, this might even help to remind people
that there is more than one right way to think, and that
people everywhere deserve equal respect. Except for the
"leaders" who get us into these wars and seek to divide
the people in order to gain power for themselves.

Even when idealism becomes a bit quixotic, it appeals to me.
I love the auxlangs, Ido, Glosa, Occidental, all of them.
Here's my polemical page (really, just some favorite links):
http://catty.com/~catty/lang/occidental.htm

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