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Originally Posted by Sparrow
I hope that eventually there won't be any countries, and the world will be united - the idea of the UK still existing in a thousand year's time is depressing, it'd indicate a lack of progress by humanity imho.
If nothing else, continental drift will jumble the map and make it unrecognisable.
Countries as geological entities are fleeting; and while patriotism has its appeal, it also seems a bit short-sighted to me.
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Originally Posted by astra
No countries? No different customs, traditions? One big herd of human beings, just like sheep or camels?
I am sure I won't live that long to be a part of such degraded society. Well it will not be society anymore, just a herd of sheep or a bunch of clones.
— Mark Twain |
Is it your country and your flag that makes you unique? Really? Actually, people that feel that their flag is the main (if not only) thing that identifies and differentiates them look more like sheep to me.
Countries are already arbitrary enough. It's not geography, or customs, or genealogy that defines them. It's just a flag ,and history taught at schools (often a bit tweaked to support the sense of patriotism and unity a country 'needs'), and a slightly (or not so slightly) different set of laws. That's all.