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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004OT: Nationalism
I'm just halfway through reading the "America bashing" threads, y'all can really argue a point! :) Anyhow, all that talk about how much one loves one's country made me remember a quote by a famous Spanish (as in, from Spain) author who said: "Nationalism is a disease that is cured by traveling" Now wait, don't immediately react saying that could only come from some ungrateful, self-hating spaniard. Think about it. I love many things of my home country, Mexico. I also hate a lot of things about it. I love a lot of things about my adoptive country, the USA. I also hate a lot of things about it. I love a lot of things about the many countries I've visited and I'm sure that if I visited long enough, I'd find things I hate as well. I guess the bottomline, for me at least, is that we're all human and we should look at each other as such, before putting on labels to divide us. I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and be done with that.  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > I'm just halfway through reading the "America bashing" threads, y'all can > really argue a point! :) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and be > done with that. Amen, Victor. When it comes right down to it, we all bleed red and we all feel hurt and sorrow no matter what country we happen to be born in. Hugs, CatNipped I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and > be done with that. Seconded! Jeanette >I'm just halfway through reading the "America bashing" threads, y'all >can really argue a point! :) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >us. I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and >be done with that. Well said, Victor. Ginger-lyn > I'm just halfway through reading the "America bashing" threads, y'all > can really argue a point! :) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > us. I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and > be done with that. I *so* agree with you, Victor! If we can't travel to other countries, I think a cure could be found by participating in international newsgroups such as this with open minds. Joy > I guess the bottomline, for me at least, is that we're all human and we > should look at each other as such, before putting on labels to divide > us. I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and > be done with that. Yes! Signatureelise >I'm just halfway through reading the "America bashing" threads, y'all >can really argue a point! :) They got me thinking that they should elect a woman for President. Then her husband would be called First Lady and everyone would wonder how he would decorate the White House. Miaow > I guess the bottomline, for me at least, is that we're all human and we > should look at each other as such, before putting on labels to divide > us. I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and > be done with that. Well said, Victor. I agree whole-heartedly. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki A-MEN TO THAT! (After all, our masters recognize no national boundaries of any kind, so why should we presume to do so?) As was recently so well pointed out in a discussion on Africa, borders are mere artificial hoomin things. Ask any astronaut/cosmonaut who's been "up there" of where he considers him/herself a citizen: "the World" is the usual reply IIRC. The terrible Asian earthquake/tsunami disaster (counting the missing as well as the already-know dead gets to over a quarter of a million people, never mind the injured and destitute) reminds me with an awful power of how close we all are as a species. I note with delight that huge individual donations have shamed my UK government amongs others (USA included) to massively increase their own pledges. May this terrible event serve at least to bring us closer together. Universal purrs to all Gordon & the TT (world citizens and proud to declare it) > I hope that one day we can all claim to be Citizens of the Earth and > be done with that. |
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