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From: doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: World languages
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 16:24:15 EDT
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> I have become interested in the "planetary language" idea, as an
> instrument of world peace.
> 
> In general, what do you folks think of the planetary language idea?

[Break out the Nomex suit, here come the flames]

You gotta be kidding.  Language and peace have nothing to do with each
other.  Even though everyone in the U.S. speaks English, we don't have
internal peace.  English-speaking people are robbed/beaten/raped/killed
by other English-speaking people every day.
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Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {calcom1,savax,seismo,decvax,ihnp4}!terak!doug