From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in
> message news:44905e9d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Phil Payne wrote:
>>>> One for keeping in and the other for keeping out.  Can't you see the
>>>> difference?  Not really sure how much I support a fence
like that on the
>>>> border, but I can definitely see the difference in the two
types.  Can
>>> you?
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>>
>> Neither can I but for possibly a different reason which is that they
>> always fail. Hadrian's Wall, Offa's dyke, the great Wall of China, The
>> inner German border, the Roman fortifications along the Rhine etc.etc.
>> In the face of a serious pressure of people, they always fail.
>>
>> But hey yet another "great wall" doomed to fail.
>
> Every country has the right to control its border.

So what was the "tear down this wall" about? Pure bollox by Reagan?

> My point is this is
> completely different from building a all to stop people from leaving the
> country.

I thought you just said "Every country has the right to control its border"

Some consistency would be nice


> We can speculate forever on the effectiveness of this fence.  I
> don't know, I know it can't be any worse then a completely open border.
> Living on an island, I guess you wouldn't understand. 
>

Cold salt water keeps people in & out 


> But I believe it is very disingenuous to compare it to the Berlin Wall as
> Phil was attempting.  You clearly see the difference, but feel it will fail
> as others had.  Time will tell.
>

Great Wall of China? Hadrian's wall? Offa's dyke?

Adam

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