What nation? Whose nation? Why should anybody care?
"Nearly 100 scientists have written an open letter to The Times calling for Bletchley Park to be preserved for the nation.... 'As a nation we cannot allow this crucial and unique piece of British and world heritage to be neglected in this way,' the letter reads."
It just makes me sad to see how closely cultural heritage and indeed world heritage is still linked to the concept of nationalism. What a nonsense. I suggest we should not buy into this sort of logic and refrain from any urgent action "for the nation".
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From: zoharesque <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008 2:32 am
Subject: Huge call to save Bletchley for the nation
> Home to the first programmable computers during the Second World
> War and the location of much of the code breaking activity that
> did so much to shorten the conflict, Bletchley Park falling into
> disrepair and urgent action is needed
>
> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/vdunet/20080725/ttc-huge-call-to-save-
> bletchley-for-the-6315470.html
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