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What's with this idea that an accident of birth must determine which flag owns you?
by rebuilder 9y ago
What's with this idea that an accident of birth must determine which flag owns you?
- titanix2 9y agoGood luck applying any law without a state and a defined jurisdiction.
- rebuilder 9y agoYes, very true. I was responding to the idea that a person should be patriotic, though. Although in Mr. Chan's case, surely that would imply he should be pro-Hong Kong, whatever that means...
- coldtea 9y agoWhat's with this idea that the country that nurtured you, and the culture that you were raised in, and where you live, is some "accident of birth"? You can always immigrate. But even for immigrants, their native country, if they spend their formative years there, is not some mere "accident of birth", anymore than your family is or your kid is (after all what is a kid? Some accident of birth as well, could have made another kid with another person -- not to mention who your spouse is among 8 billion is an "accident of meeting", etc)
- BeetleB 9y ago>You can always immigrate. Not easily. Many countries are openly hostile to immigration, and do not even have a path to legal immigration.