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Old Thu Aug 11, 2005, 11:26pm
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
I'm not suggesting that this sense of identity should trump that which has been discussed at length. It is, of course, less important. But to suggest that changing such an identity is a trivial matter, of little consequence, is patently absurd.
I didn't say it was trivial. I was responding to someone else who said it was. I understand that it's not trivial to your brother in law and to many others. I think you're right that it's less important to students and others who "identify" with a school, than it is to the indians who have made an issue of it.

[Edited by rainmaker on Aug 12th, 2005 at 12:34 AM]
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