Re: [tied] Re: Horses’ Teeth and the Indo-European Homeland

At 11:29:30 AM on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, mkelkar2003
wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "mkelkar2003"
> <swatimkelkar@...> wrote:

>> "09 Sep 2008
>> Horses' Teeth and the Indo-European Homeland
>> Indo-European, Horses, Ethnography, Language, Archaeology

>> Andrew Lawler describes an interesting approach to linguistic
>> archaeology.

[...]

> To advance their own goals, Nazi racists, American
> skinheads, Russian nationalists, and Hindu fundamentalists
> have all latched on to the idea of light-skinned and
> chariot-driving Aryans as bold purveyors of an early Indo-
> European culture, which came to dominate Eurasia.

[...]

>> Lawler (2008)is wrong about the "Hindu fundmentalist."

> To clarify on my original comment, Lawler (2008) is wrong
> because right leaning parties in India are opposed to the
> AIT.

Indeed. And water runs downhill.

> They have not latched on to it, which, as I understand
> means supported it.

You misunderstand it. As I pointed out two days ago.

Brian