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Subject: We do indeed still exist...

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Dave (UK)

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Date Posted: 20:05:49 01/02/05 Sun
In reply to: Ron 's message, "Wow" on 17:52:16 01/02/05 Sun

This idea is as relevant today as it has ever been. This idea is as relevant today as it has ever been. The identities and independence of each of the Crown Commonwealth countries are under greater threat now than at any time since the Second World War.

The current divisions between the nations of the Crown Commonwealth are entirely superficial, and are a manifestation of years of misguided Government policy and neglect, much of which is entirely Britain�s fault.

Where I acknowledge that there are differing opinions on who should be the head of state, or what the flag should look like within the former dominions of the British Empire, I do not hear any voices within these countries who argue that such notions of Parliamentary democracy, Common Law, Habeas Corpus and the English language are an anachronism in the modern age.

Look at the alliances today between the four countries of CANZUK and ask yourself this?

Which political and cultural ties does the United Kingdom share with the following countries, which are more profound and worthy of developing than she has with Australia, Canada and New Zealand?

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, to name many of the current members of the EU.

Similarly, I would ask what common ties exist between Australia and the nations of South East Asia and the Pacific Community that she does not share with New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.

What is it that is unique about Canadian identity that differentiates themselves from their southern neighbours who have rejected their links with the Commonwealth?

I have just watched the highlights of Edinburgh�s Military Tattoo on the television, and I was amazed at the common cultural bonds that still exist between our nations: from the Highland dancers of Australia, to the Pipes and drums of Canada�s �highland� regiments. This common identity is our strongest asset, and I�m sorry that you feel that these people who share our view on the unique relationship between our countries are �past it�.

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[> Subject: I'm intrigued by your concept of "past it"
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 00:33:01 01/03/05 Mon Presumably you were one of the people who fell into a deep depression when the Berlin Wall came down. After all, the idea of a united Germany must have seemed just so passe by the end of the 80s. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Actually...
Author: Ed Harris (IOM) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:09:33 01/03/05 Mon I was against re-uniting Germany, but not because it was passe. Get hold of a copy of Guenter Grass' "One Country, Two Nations" - it says it better than me. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Germanland
Author: Ron [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:38:53 01/03/05 Mon The poor East Germans got shafted in the deal. I don't have a big problem with reuniting Germany... at least they aren't a big military force anymore. Many Germans are not very keen on the EU either. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: german reunification
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:25:43 01/04/05 Tue Ed, I cant find anything to do with Guenter Grass on the topic os German reunification on google. Was preventing reunification really feasable? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: It was the will of the people...
Author: Dave (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:32:03 01/04/05 Tue ...and it did not look likely that anyone, including the machine gun toting Stasi could have prevented the massive influx of people to the West on that memorable night. It's hard to see how unrelenting people power could reunify the British Commonwealth across the vast oceans however. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Spell it "Gunter" and you'll find it
Author: Ian (Australia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:32:59 01/04/05 Tue Ed was spelling "�" (u with umlaut) as "ue": quite a legitimate thing to do, but Google doesn't make the leap of logic required to recognise it. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Cheers Ian
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:56:36 01/05/05 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: I mean
Author: Owain (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 17:00:48 01/05/05 Wed Cheers, but I did find stuff about him just not on the topic of German reunification. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]