On Jan 31, 2011, at 10:43 AM, Wojtek S wrote:
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> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Angelus Novus <fuerdenkommunismus at yahoo.com
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>> Wojtek:
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>>> before 1939 few believed that the nation of Bach and Goethe will be
>>> overrun by barbaric mass murderers.
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>> There was never a "nation of Bach and Goethe."...
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>> ...In fact, 1871 is only 77 years before 1948 in historical time, a
>> mere blip,
>> but somehow some nations are more "natural" than others.
The German *state* dates from 1871. The German nation is more than a few centuries older than that. It ill becomes someone who doesn't even know the difference between a *state* and a *nation* to use the word "moron."
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