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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-04 10:19 AM
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6. Personally . . . .
I think this whole movement toward creating countries based on ethnic, tribal or religious groupings to be disturbing. It gives in to this whole notion that we as humans are just too idiotic (which we may be, not ready to give up yet though) to see beyond this stupid, primordial shit and become civilized. Seems like a huge step backward to me.

With the world supposedly getting smaller and borders breaking down, putting up borders based on these arbitrary, divisive and naturally inflammatory criterion isn't going to help anything in the long run.

But then, I'm way left of center and libertarian with a small 'l'.
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