On Jan 30, 2010, at 7:15 PM, Joseph Catron wrote:
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> For that matter, why do you imply that nationhood must result in
> statehood? Do you actually believe that it would be useful to a
> revolutionary project for every group possessing national
> characteristics to exercise sovereign statehood, regardless of its
> size or the degree to which it has integrated with surrounding
> cultures?
Not any more than I believe that every unplanned pregnancy should (or should not) result in an abortion. What must be absolute is the right of choice. So be it with self-determination. To deny a people or a woman that choice is utterly repulsive.
Shane Mage
> This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it
> always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,
> kindling in measures and going out in measures."
>
> Herakleitos of Ephesos