I think it is unreasonable to love any country. One can love certain people, nature, mathematics, delicatessen meat, Bach's music or anything else that makes our life a joy. However, any country is a political entity ruled by an unrepresentative subset of the population. The subset consists of those individuals who want and have the skills to get political power. Support any country when you think it is right, and oppose it when you think it is wrong. In my view a country is wrong if it places any religious belief/non-belief or any ethnicity as being more worthwhile than any other religious belief/non-belief or ethnicity.

IMHO if all nations were merely convenient administrative divisions we would be better off.

<<IM[F]O if all nations were merely convenient administrative divisions [under the dictates of some UN like body no doubt] we would be better off.>>

And in case you haven't guessed ...DavidF is a Green!

SPQR, I notice you distorted David's statement by adding *YOUR* words to his quote. Thus 100% misrepresenting what David wrote. By doing that silly misrepresentation, you clearly "think" you can successfully use that lie against him.

SPQR, your reply was one big, silly -- *FAIL*.

Oh Nhoj, no Nhoj, no Njoh...

I know DavidF's thinking very well

SPQR, so where in his post does he say all countries should be under the "dictate of some UN like body"? That's right, he DOESN'T. From reading his post I suggest he's saying the OPPOSITE of what you are implying he said.

So, let's ask him --- SPQR are you suggesting that all countries should be under the "dictate of some UN type body?

Oops. I meant So let's ask him -- "David" are you suggesting.......