colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (09/04/84)
[Rum tum tum, rum tum tum, rum tum tiddle-um tum] >> No, I'd rather believe that history demonstrates rather conclusively that >> the nation-state is here to stay, despite all the best efforts of >> many `fellow earthlings' everywhere... "The Empire is here to stay." --Nero "Feudalism is here to stay." --Charlemagne "Monarchy is here to stay." --Louis XIV (Also attrib. to the last Shah) History demonstrates that when technology calls a new tune, society changes its dance. Central government came in with print. It will go out with it. No "one world." No "nation-states." Just strife and chaos. -- Col. G. L. Sicherman ...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel