On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Phil Enns <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: The answer, however, does not > lie in pining for the return of empire, but rather in teaching people > how to interact with other people who are different. No desire for empire here, something more along the lines of a shared toolkit that facilitates interaction with people who may be otherwise very different indeed. John -- John McCreery The Word Works, Ltd., Yokohama, JAPAN Tel. +81-45-314-9324 jlm@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wordworks.jp/