Hi, Scott,

At 12:11 PM 12/23/2004, you wrote:
>>Civil war is a phenomenon pretty much unknown in tribes. Tribes make warfare 
>>within anathema. Blood-feud is tightly controlled with the tribe.<<

In other words, tribes are, by definition, endogamous unions. Nations are 
exogamous.

With regards, Mark A. Foster * 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net
"Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman 


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