Re: [tlug] Re: [WAY-OT]US politics

[Niels Kobschätzki <n.kobschaetzki@example.com>]

On Aug 15, 2007, at 7:21 PM, steven smith wrote:

> Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:
> > A surprising (to me, anyway) number of posts on this group seem to  
> > center around US politics rather than Linux, Japanese computing,  
> > or open source / free software. A quick question to those who have  
> > been here longer than i: roughly what proportion of the list  
> > membership are now or have ever been US citizens?
> This is a rather diverse group.  Like you -- many of us reside in  
> Tokyo only via the TLUG, but obviously have an interest in Japan.   
> I expect that most -- maybe not all -- replying on subjects  
> regarding US politics are US citizens.  And the rest -- this is  
> obviously an informed group, and all the world for better or worse  
> is affected by US politics.
>
> Personally I enjoy the political chatter.

I have to copy that. Even though I'm not a US citizen the political  
chatter is quite interesting.
But I have to say that I would be interested as well if it would be  
about some unimportant country in nowhere (if such a country exists… 
maybe Monaco or the Principality of Liechtenstein… ;) )

Niels