anti blog

maddox (i am a big fan) has ranted on blogs for a bit...this time i think he may be pushing it a bit far.. check it out..

One of my friends recently took up Singaporean citizenship. Aforementioned friend claimed it would be easier to go to the US on H1B if one is a Singaporean. Other arguements included annulling of the Bond (otherwise known as leash/slave tag), I found an interesting Singaporean take on immigration. The whole idea appalled me. Is citizenship merely a matter of opportunistic barter ? Is it all about a machiovellian manipulation of immigration systems ? What constitutes a better life and greater opportunity? The friend casually dismissed the concept of nationality as a tribal atavism. In an era of global citizens, nations are but a baggage. The whole conversation left me shaken. Have emotions and patriotism been conquered by cold hard logic ?
What is the one's alleigance to one's nation ?