Friday, September 09, 2005
Cartography in Namibia
Cartography is a very dynamic science. Just compare the map of Europe from 30 years ago and the current one. Dozens of new countries with its small little borders have appeared. Is the Queen of Namibia implying that the inhabitants of those little countries (Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Rep., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Slovakia, Slovenia, etc) deserve more respect than Catalans, that their languages deserve more recognition than Catalan, because they have little borders around them? That’s obviously ridiculous and does not stand any analysis, but the very fact that some people think this way and even try to promote it from the outside (and from the inside), may lead us to a Europe of micro-states, unable to compete with the almighty USA.
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Well what's your opinion on that Ian?
isn't it why catalans are so "angry" because they dont have border lines to prove their identity?? aren't they sick of being lumped in together with spain even if by "stupid foreigners". ??
and i'm soooo telling "queen of nambia" you were talking about her highness :)
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