Re: dialects vs separate languages (was: The most Latin of Romance languages?)

From: Anastassios D. Retzios (no email)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 15:42:27 -0700

>> Both are "disputes", one carried out with diplomacy, the other being
>> carried out with armies. Who are you to say that only certain types
>> of disputes are allowed? Isn't this the pinnacle of hybris?
>
>The United Nations, among other organizations, was founded in the
>probably vain hope that, as Churchill put it, "Jaw, jaw, jaw is better
>than war, war, war." By subscribing to its Charter, Greece (and every
>other member nation) undertook to forswear war.

Good for you. In fact, Greece has negotiated with FYROM within the
framework of the UN. Do you have any information that I do not have?

>> >> Or maybe you are against any invasion whatever the argument behind at
>> >> any time. Do I have you right??
>> >
>> >Yes. Such as the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, or the US invasion of Iraq.
>>
>> Well, good for you. Despite your opposition, certain states play out
>> disputes either diplomatically or with armed conflict. In this case,
>> the debate with FYROM is within the spheres of diplomacy. I am not
>> aware of any "rule book" that states what disputes are allowed or not
>> allowed.
>
>Oh, now you're a "diplomat"?
>
>Nor can you produce a "rule book" that says Country X gets to tell
>Country Y what it may or may not call itself.
>
>Of course when Greece started acting like a two-year-old throwing a
>tantrum, its minders decided that giving it what it wanted was a better
>short-term solution than making it stand in the corner for an hour.

Who are "its minders"? Do we have "minders"??? And how did you
divine that we started having a tantrum?

>Maybe additional amounts of scorn and ridicule would have brought you to
>your senses. We here are trying our best to dole them out.

You are only making yourself sound ridiculous. You seem to have no
information, no arguments only likes and dislikes and you have the
temerity to claim you can dole out "scorn and ridicule". Boy, do you
sound mighty!!! You are a legend in your own mind!!

Say something intelligent, just for a change!!!

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