Re: [OpenHeroQuest] From HQrules list

From: Julian Lord <jlord_at_vr5QKeHvbAW5GLV1OEp75IhnWNk4JyDi0rtATfcq37MppnYQVNB3h0jAneLYQkpD2T0bWg>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 14:52:09 +0100


Jane :

> > Seriously, though, what is your point here? We are
> > a
> > nation of immigrants. The facts that there was
> > nothing of substance here 400 years ago and that
> > there
> > is a superpower here now indicates something
> > extraordinary to me.
>
> You know, the same could be said of England (no, not
> Britain: England), only over a longer period. And we
> used to have an empire. I'm sure there's something
> significant about that, but it escapes me.

The same could be said about Belgium (!), Ancient Greece, France, and many others.

Significance ? Hmmmmm ....

"Poor people worldwide flock to the richest and most powerful nation", perchance ?

Julian Lord

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