A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, neilc@samurai.com (Neil Conway) wrote:
> Christopher Browne wrote:
>> Nothing here prevents individuals from participating in political
>> endeavours, so those that are so interested are free to do so.
>
> Yes, I agree -- I'd rather we not have an "official" stance or the
> like on this issue.
Being a "trans-national" project complicates this somewhat, too.
There are two really conspicuous jurisdictions where participation is
rather mutually exclusive.
- There's the US, where, at some US-centric times, some 'murricans
are wont to assume that everyone should write their
congresscritter, ignoring that some of us don't have a "Congress."
- Then there's Europe, where they occasionally get rather prickly if
they think 'murricans are trying to tell them what to do.
- On the gripping hand (gratuitous Niven/Pournelle reference :-)),
there are folks living in foreign countries who may in effect not
have a vote where they are, whether that be Canadians in the US or
others Down Under. "Getting political" might well injure one's
ability to stay where they are...
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