> Whew! We're all touchy! As an "American", I consider myself a 
> "Citizen of the United States of America" ... just don't call me "late
> for dinner". ;-)
SNIP
 I know (living as close to the border as I do) that
> Canadians sometimes are annoyed by us usurping the "American" title,
> and I can see the point. I just can't think of what anybody can do
> about it now. If Canada had been known as "The Dominion of America"
> back in the early 1800's maybe they would have provided serious
> competition. I've always felt a bit jealous of the Canadians. They
> actually have a term that unmistakably identifies them as a citizen of
> the Dominion of Canada (official term back when I was a little kid.)
Unfortunately some minority decided that the word "Dominion" was not good.  I 
think that they said that it came from the Chrristian Bible therefore could not 
be 
used in a diverse nation (God gave man dominion over, I think is the reference)

Diversity is good as long as it doesnot diversify anyone out.
The only problem with an open mind is that it received a bunch of junk.
And other similar sayings that basically say, that most things are good but 
donot 
take them then extremes including moderation.

Chris

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