Thus spoke a transnationalist.

I was reading a post on All Things Political when encountered this statement, which was in the middle of a lengthy article by Brad Carson, Democrat Senate Candidate in Oklahoma. Brad Carson lost his bid around the same time Kerry was receiving his rejection notice.

The culture war is about matters more fundamental still: whether nationality is, in a globalized world, a random fact of no more significance than what hospital one was born in or whether it is the source of identity and even political legitimacy;…

Thus spoke a transnationalist.

now think about what he said for a minute. Marvel at the staggering consequences if, for sake of argument, that nationality was no more significant that which hospital one might be born in. My mind swims.

You might consider reading the entire article; it is just full of other doozies.