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From: voyager@eskimo.com (Nick Rossi)
Subject: Re: RESIDENCY: PLANET EARTH
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In article <4i2r7s$nh0@news.iastate.edu>,
Alexander Abian <abian@iastate.edu> wrote:
>  PS. I know that  stressing the idea of dwelling on the same planet
>would not necessarily decrease the bitter hostility created by
>nationalistic indoctrinations.  Indeed a bitter hostility may exist 
>between  two identical twins born from the same womb, lived in the same 
>family and  in the same house,   belonging to the same nationality and 
>indoctrinated with the same indoctrinations. .  However, mentioning,
>in the above, "Planet Earth" may have, at least a  uniting psychological
>effect.  I think if a Law is passed to  that  effect it would
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>contribute to the global peace more than military interventions which
>in most cases foster the nationalism. 

If you're wondering what erects barriers to peace even more than 
nationalism, it's the above.  "There oughta be a law."

Just keep right on forcing behavior on people, and watch peace disintegrate.

Nick
