Redstar
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Post by Redstar on Jul 6, 2006 11:55:21 GMT -5
Well I know I do, and possibly my stance could've been amplified because of my different nationalities. It has it backers; people like Bruce Lee, Bob Marley to Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. Religions such as Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith promote complete global unity.
There is even a World Passport. It's a bit of a novelty but it has been used to gain visas to a large handful of countries on a de facto basis, and some countries view the passport as official (although countries most people wouldn't bother to visit, like Burkina Faso).
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Post by jenbrook on Jul 8, 2006 16:48:15 GMT -5
I guess I do too:
-Dual nationality
-Two other permanent residencies (getting a third)
-Of mixed ethnicity
-Lived in six different countries
-Everyone in my immediate family was born in a different country.
I dont really strongly relate, or have an attachment to one country. So I guess I could consider myself as a 'world citizen'.. But only because I cant find another catagory to put myself under.
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Post by ineffable on Jul 8, 2006 23:31:58 GMT -5
Nope, I'm an American first and foremost.
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Post by supersonic74 on Jul 9, 2006 21:00:41 GMT -5
considering that I am a mix ...I see myself as a world citizen...but then again nationalisme is something from the stoneage
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
John Lennon
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Casca
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Post by Casca on Jul 12, 2006 17:14:01 GMT -5
no
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Post by faithless on Jul 13, 2006 3:04:21 GMT -5
Am I the only one who is confused by this poll? What does the question have to do with the two choices? Nationalism is esteem in one's home nation-but world citizenship seems to run counter to that concept a bit doesn't it?
Anyway, I don't understand why being 'mixed' makes one a world citizen by default-but considering that the majority of you seem to think it, then I suppose it's correct by consensus?
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Post by rob on Jul 17, 2006 0:00:20 GMT -5
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Redstar
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Post by Redstar on Jul 29, 2006 21:24:44 GMT -5
Am I the only one who is confused by this poll? What does the question have to do with the two choices? Nationalism is esteem in one's home nation-but world citizenship seems to run counter to that concept a bit doesn't it? Anyway, I don't understand why being 'mixed' makes one a world citizen by default-but considering that the majority of you seem to think it, then I suppose it's correct by consensus? Exactly the point: nationalist principles counters those of internationalist's, which is why I ask this question and see where people stand with an issue (not really an issue now, maybe in the future) like this. Isn't this why we ask each other where we stand on creationism vs. evolutution, because their ideas are largely incompatible, and so create a schism? And I never said being of different backgrounds makes one take up internationalism by default; I talked for myself in that being mixed, it could've played a small part in shaping my own philosophy on global matters. |
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