Regionalism/Nationalism/Globalism

[Incongruous]

The Sovereign Nation State.

It has taken well over a thousand years of brutality for Europe to come up with that, it took a long time but produced what were very cohesive political and social units. Unfortunatley, certain aspects of the nation state are inclined to absurdity, thus we had the massive self-destruction of Europe last century.

However, the nation state is still the only viable way to govern and live with people, I feel (almost) no affiliation with most Europeans, the current economic crisis has shown that most Germans and Frenchmen would agree on that point.

Why would you want aglobal hegemony in the frist place? When something goes wrong, it is a case of when and not if, we will have nowhere to go except to the gun rack.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

It has taken well over a thousand years of brutality for Europe to come up with that, it took a long time but produced what were very cohesive political and social units. Unfortunatley, certain aspects of the nation state are inclined to absurdity, thus we had the massive self-destruction of Europe last century.

However, the nation state is still the only viable way to govern and live with people, I feel no affiliation with most Europeans, the current economic crisis has shown that most Germans and Frenchmen would agree on that point.

Why would you want aglobal hegemony in teh frist place? When sometging goes wrong, it is a case of when and not if, we will have nowhere to go except to the gun rack.

My country comes first - liberal nationalism FTW.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

How could anyone be wholeheartedly loyal to somewhere else when one is from Vermont? It's just not possible. Vermont is simply the greatest. Sure the USA is a decent country, but let's face it if the whole USA were like Vermont it would be a much better place and thus I have proven that the USA's good qualities in large part stem from the fact that Vermont is a part of it, while the bad are the inevitable watering down of Vermont and introduction of non-Vermont influences. I wonder if I can say Vermont in this paragraph any more than I already have?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I chose regionalism not because I believe that Virginia should secede again, nor out of any mislike for -- oh, say, Vermont (I've heard Montpelier is lovely in April) -- but because I believe this republic would be better served by "dialing back" the central government in favor of the states.

Repeal the 16th and 17th ammendments and we'd have a different start point.