McLurker: Thank you for the dialogue. I agree about Nationalism being an efficient form of government, but do you think that it is more likely to cause war? For example as Americans, we are held together by governmental and bureacratic structures, mass media, etc. but what seems to "unify" the country more than anything is going to war. This is sad, and as a Just-War Advocate in the Christian Tradition, I opposed the War in Iraq (but not opposed to the Just-War in Afghanistan), but no one would listen to such concerns then (I was a 20% minority in March 2003, along with the infamous Dixie Chicks!). Now, 3 years later, Iraq had the makings of a blood-bath, but I think that the problem will be contained with Shalom (a theological category) with Moderate Islam in the Middle East. They should all bury the hatchet and just get back to work. Blessings, Rob J King, U.S. Army
CH Rob J. King, M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D. (ABD*) Faculty Grand Canyon University [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.abidinglifephoenix.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office Hours: M - F, 10am - Noon; 1 - 1:30 pm (Tampa, FL) VERITAS et IUSTITIA --------------------------------------- Original E-mail From: Brian Reilly Sent: 11/28/2006 07:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Campaigns-l] interesting quiz for political party selection >Nationalism develops from the idea that the nation, in contrast to the >nation-state, is formed of >the indigenous people to an area. It is the >longest-lasting and most sensible form of >government, for it groups together >people who have culture, heritage and language in common. What happens if you don't fit in with what the majority consider the culture? I have more in common with some people who speak different languages to me than some who speak the same language as me. I think that looking the same or speaking the same language is not a good way of forming a society. It's just that it was the least worst available a long time ago. Anyway, that's Off-topic, I'll be ahppy to talk about this in the forums instead. As for the quiz, it shares the same flaw as all quizzes of this type, from the sell-done Political Compass to the simplistic and frankly laughable "are you a libertarian?" quiz. That is, it's based on yes or no answers. For example, I think some working parents should have help with childcare and not others. So how do I answer the question "do you think workign parents should pay for childcare facilities" with a "yes" or "no" answer? This isn't a quibble about the questions, I think the whole foundation these sort of quizzes are based on is inherently flawed, and that they do not make a positive contribution to political discourse. Apologies if someone involved in settign up this quiz is on this list. McLurker
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