the@cs.utexas.edu (Khe-Sing The) (10/28/89)
In article <1989Oct27.055704.13050@rpi.edu> tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) writes: >Aw, but heck, what's a few more net.enemies in the face of a misnamed >group? We won't worry about one more enemy like you. The article I followed up was posted in different soc.culture.* groups. "No" votes by significant number of members of other cultures might cause unnecessary inter-cultural hostility. You say it is misnamed, because you are misinformed. And you are trying to mislead other people. Hundreds of ASEAN nations citizens don't think it is misnamed. Who is better qualified to name their own culture? You or the ASEAN nations citizens? If you have so much time to kill, why don't you tell the Chinese that they should change their country's name, because now is no more Chin dynasty? >The ASEAN is a political organisation. The common culture that might >be found among member nations is not a result of the organisation. OK, let us say that the organization was established as a result of the common culture. Is this a good reason to oppose the creation of this newsgroup? >My NO vote went in on the first day of the call. Thank you for your >rancor; ask the receptionist for a receipt on the way out. Please do not vote YES or NO only because someone else asks you to do so. Use your own judgment. -- Casey The`