[lit-ideas] Re: WSJ -- Ode to Oil -- thoughts?
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:14:06 -0800 (PST)
--- On Tue, 12/2/08, Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Eric Yost <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: WSJ -- Ode to Oil -- thoughts?
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 5:17 AM
Omar: The more important point was the second one; the use of 'nation'
and 'state' an interchangeable seems to posit that the interests of all
the individuals in a nation-state are identical and pursued in a uniform way,
regardless of social class, political affiliation, ethnicity, religion, gender,
age etc.
As one who lives in a union of two related states, you are in a unique position
to comment on the issue and the complexities of the exchanges of competing
interests.
*There is no state union any more, Montenegro is now an independent state de
facto and de jure. However, many of us (myself included) still feel there is a
connection to Serbia. For the Serbs who live here, even though they recognize
Montenegro as their state, it wouldn't be possible to speak of nation without
reference to Serbia and Serbian people elsewhere.
O.K.
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