Sorry - I mention this because it seems a very short step from 'we are a
distinct group' to 'we are a/the superior group' to 'we cant share space
with them, lets kill them off'. If we were truly a United Kingdom it
wouldnt need mentioning ...
Long ago we probably all came from the Olduvai Gorge in Africa -
or nearby - so whats nationality at all?
Tamara Eisenschitz
On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Una O'Sullivan wrote:
> Yes we have, but the fact is that a term like "Anglo" is exclusive, and
> people just don't like feeling excluded! I would actually interpret
> "There's more to the UK than England" as an affirmation of the fact that
> we live in a multi-national society and that co-existence is something to
> defend and strive for.
>
> Apologies for continuing this tangent but it's an interesting one, and
> it's that time of day! - Una O'Sullivan (an Irish citizen of the UK)
>
> > Havent we seen enough of the evil consequences of stirring up nationalism
> > all through this century? - Tamara Eisenschitz
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Jan 1997, Mr Bruce Royan wrote:
> >
> > > Time was, when this used to be called the UK-Nordic Seminar.
> > > There's more to the UK than England...
> > > Bruce
> > > :-)
> <---snip--->
>
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