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| photo: Laura Carpenter (Newport Daily Express) |
Early
this year Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, Quebec got into a row over long
simmering issues and the Stansteaders sealed the border—with flower pots. These
are not 800 pounders, like the ones at US government building entrances post 9/11. No, these
are… just flower pots. Now
the controversy has caught the attention of the BBC. Check out this December 11 BBC
television report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20649024.
It's sad that the painted white line that alone marked the international border is gradually being replaced by less friendly symbols of the nation-state. The feds make life more complicated than it needs to be--no surprise there.
It's sad that the painted white line that alone marked the international border is gradually being replaced by less friendly symbols of the nation-state. The feds make life more complicated than it needs to be--no surprise there.
Peoples' diplomacy: Talk. Be
candid. Be fair. Keep it simple. Stay friends.
et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
[And
on Earth peace and goodwill to all]
OK. OK.
ReplyDeleteI studied Latin all four years of high school. I know better. But most of the Western World translates "et in terra pax homnibus bonae voluntatis" that way.
"And on Earth, peace to people of goodwill."
'Make you happy?? :) LOL
See this Smithsonian.com article (Dec. 26) regarding the one remaining land boundary dispute between Canada and the US. Machias Seal Island, off the Maine coast. No one cares enough to resolve it! http://t.co/qZkToEY9
ReplyDeleteMore news from Derby Line / Stanstead:
ReplyDeleteResidents who cross Canada-US border marked by flower pots face big fines | Yahoo! News Canada http://goo.gl/7e73g