Re: [OT] Nobility.... or not....

Something interesting I've noticed about myself recently is that my
pride
in my country and my patriotism has increased as I've gotten older. 
When I
was a 20-something I was typically self-centered and anything outside of
my
current sphere of interest was irrelevant to me.  I think this is fairly
typical.  It would be interesting to check back on your generation in
about
10 years after the majority of them are married and have kids and see
how
they feel about their country.

Bill
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> Hence the need to respect American sensibilities.  I
> could see a "Union" or "Confederation" with the King
> as nominal head of state.  Unlikely, but possible.
> I can't see 60 million Englishmen treating 280
> million USians like they're Hindu coolies.  It ain't
> gonna happen [etc.]

Just $0.02 before this thread ends...

I live beside Camp Lejeune, NC and work with a lot of
ex-military types who share John and Brian's
sentiments.  But when you look at the people my age
group (20's) there is a very distinct lack of any sort
of sentiment other than self-interest.	On top of
that, a good majority of the population (at least in
this part of the USA) is part-Hispanic or black and
they have more ties to their ethnic background than to
the USA.  Take these trends a few years into the
future and you may end up with a situation where
anti-monarchy patriotism has become an insignificant
minority.

Jakim

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