Hi, Sounds like psycho-history to me... and yes, it is a point of view within the psychoanalytic speculation world...Journal of Psychohistory is a real journal and taken (somewhat) seriously by others in that subculture... Speculatively and psychoanalytically yours--in history and without, Marlena (thinking about selling God in Andy's neighborhood just for kicks and grins...hey! Don't give me that look! He doesn't even CLOSE his garage door! Think how trusting the souls are there!! If I don't do it, someone else surely will!!) -----Original Message----- From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> The subtext of such psychoanalytic speculation is that If all nations are collective fantasies of their citizens, an awakening into a rational world state is in order. (What else will save us from nations?) Of course this is the most fantastic claim of all, and should be subjected to rigorous psychoanalytic speculation.