Re: [tied] Re: The indo european "race"

Glen Gordon wrote:

>> Wasn't it mentionated once that the IE-people belonged to a "cultural
>> group" but not to a certain ethnic group?
>
> Anybody who pays even the slightest attention to IndoEuropean studies
> will notice that it is first and foremost a linguistic study. Those
> who don't
> understand this simple premise frankly shouldn't bother dealing with
> IE.
>
> If anyone personally thinks that this is a "cultural group" as above,
> please go away to another forum where your bland input will be
> appreciated. This isn't the correct Forum for your insanity.
>
> = gLeN

Ahhmmm... which should be in your acceptation the definition for
"cultural"?
I am afraid that if you exclude "ethnicity" and "cultural" there does
not remain too much for explaining how the IE-speakers spreaded. Mybe
trough violence and obliging the people to learn their language. I don't
think you are a fan of this kind of way to spread a language but I may
be wrong.

Alex