Dying for Colored Rags

[jerseydevil]

Originally posted by Sheeana
Yes, I know JD. That's why I said it was the best I could find - it was a paragliding site for gawds sake (but it served my point that New Zealand is part of the Australasian continent.) But yes, thanks for finding a better site. Anyway, you are simply nitpicking now. New Zealand is part of the Australasian continent. I mentioned that I don't have an affinity to the continent I stand on. The point still stands. I don't.

Well I don't care that much abotu North America either - I care about America. Canada and Mexico - although relatively good neighbors (we enjoy the longest undefended border in the world with Canada) are not where I live. I live in America - and therefore it comes first, then North America - then the western hemisphere (of course New Jersey comes before any of them though).

If countries were just rocks we stand on - then why do people defend them so much? Why did Europe fight against germany during World War I and World War II? Why are the Palestinians and Israelis fighting over a piece of dirt (killing thousands of civilians in the process)? Why does South Korea protect itself against North Korea? Why were there celebrations at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany? Why did Parisians cry as Germany marched through their city and why did they celebrate the liberation of France if countries are just rocks?

People don't know what they have until it's lost.