In article <940901.205941.4v5.rusnews.w165w@sendai.cybrspc.mn.org>, Roy M. Silvernail <roy@sendai.cybrspc.mn.org> wrote:
Ever since the breakup of the former Soviet Union, I have wondered just what _is_ holding the USA together. Within our borders, I think we show far more diversity than the former USSR had. Yet we remain "unified", even in the face of ever-growing erosion of citizens' rights.
Yah. I've wondered about this myself; If one goes through the Federalist Papers, all the arguments made for the formation of the Republic are obselete (unless you believe Canada or Mexica is a real threat: I don't). Many of the SF writers forecast a future where something big has grown out of the US to be first some sort of western (or northern) hemisphere giant, and then futher. I think this is way off the mark. I have great hopes for computer networking as a technology: There are those who don't realize or who deny that the social impact of this technology will be huge: they probably would have said that the printing press wouldn't have a large impact, either. -- L. Todd Masco | "Which part of 'shall not be infringed' didn't cactus@bb.com | you understand?"