I love it when you tell me things. You always say you've been long-winded right after you've explained a concept in an eloquent and organized manner.

I see what you mean, too, and I think it's really interesting, the way these mythical depictions of nations and regions are used, and the ways all of us grapple with the problems in our societies, and define what our societies are, and the underlying patterns (colonialization? conflict? class? humanity?) that can be seen.

You are so wondrously thinky. :)