Except that by anyone's definition, the Indians of the east coast could have claimed that John Smith and Miles Standish were illegal immigrants. It's supposed to be satirical, not necessarily accurate. No more so than 1984 was of Britain in 1948.....
And you're talking to someone to whom nationalism is heresy, so saying "nations" have legitimacy is a losing argument.
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Date: 24/4/10 13:03 (UTC)And you're talking to someone to whom nationalism is heresy, so saying "nations" have legitimacy is a losing argument.