http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7183 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:34:56 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7183 I agree. As you may have noticed, I have been emphasising the practical problems of separatism more frequently of late. Self-determination in most parts of the world is a recipe for misery of all involved. I don't deny that there may be circumstances in which separation is justified, and I don't reject the right, so called, for a people to determine this course for itself, but like the Loyalists I am also willing to consider that the time may not be now. I agree. As you may have noticed, I have been emphasising the practical problems of separatism more frequently of late. Self-determination in most parts of the world is a recipe for misery of all involved. I don’t deny that there may be circumstances in which separation is justified, and I don’t reject the right, so called, for a people to determine this course for itself, but like the Loyalists I am also willing to consider that the time may not be now.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7182 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:28:46 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7182 The juvenile anti-Canadianism of much of the American right just mirrors the juvenile anti-Americanism of much of the Canadian left. Basically harmless but moronic. The juvenile anti-Canadianism of much of the American right just mirrors the juvenile anti-Americanism of much of the Canadian left. Basically harmless but moronic.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7181 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:26:37 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/07/06/kya-bakwas/#comment-7181 It seems slightly odd to me that so many paleos seem wedded to Wilson's worst idea. It is not possible for the set of states to correspond exactly to the set of nations. Quebec and Scotland could secede without disaster, but at some cost. For all their faults, Canada and the UK are successful states by any reasonable standard. It's better to leave well enough alone. It seems slightly odd to me that so many paleos seem wedded to Wilson’s worst idea. It is not possible for the set of states to correspond exactly to the set of nations. Quebec and Scotland could secede without disaster, but at some cost. For all their faults, Canada and the UK are successful states by any reasonable standard. It’s better to leave well enough alone.

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