exactly..... :) will
-----Original Message----- From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 December 2001 21:35 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: I'll never understand... i am a citizen and I didn't have to declare anything. i was born this way. > -----Original Message----- > From: Will Swain [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:42 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: I'll never understand... > > No country is. There are any number of subcultures, and societal > groupings. > But in broad terms you share a common identity. I would argue that this > was > more the case in America where you have to declare allegiance to the > flag(state, whatever) before you can get citizenship. There is no similar > process here in the UK. > > will > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 December 2001 18:34 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: I'll never understand... > > > America can not be broken down into a single society. Some people, like > Benjamin make it sound like America is a single society. This is simply > not > true. > > At 06:16 PM 12/17/2001 +0000, you wrote: > >Interesting. So the definition of a country in this case is infact the > >legislature. I'm not sure I can agree totally with that, although I > >understand your point. Just as important as laws on a personal basis are > >social mores. I think the difference is that you are talking about > COUNTRIES > >whereas I am talking about SOCIETIES. For me, a society is more than the > >laws that govern it. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=cold_fusiona Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
