Who Belongs to the Clan?

[ThistleDown]

Because though the twa gentlemen have, I assume, accurately stated the "letter of the law," it does not IN MY OPINION give an accurate picture of the reality of how things are working with the so called "clans" IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE. So while the "letter of the law" is technically true, the "spirit of the law" is what is the reality, more or less anyway and if I've not misused that analogy... I'm certainly not a lawyer. You are of course most welcome to disagree, but without a case study to the contrary I'm not moved by your statement to change my opinion (if that was your aim...?).

Regards,
Wesley

Hmmm, well I don't really want to bring a discussion of the law into this thread, but I will say that Highland culture sees little or no connection between the hereditary tribal and the corporate legal. There are societies of like-minded folk in the Highlands of Scotland ('hurling folk and curling folk and little lambs in ivy'), but they don't take the place of families or tribes/clans even if they call themselves clanthis or clanthat. As a matter of fact, I don't know of any native culture in the world where the corporate supersedes the family. But, of course, I am most willing to be illuminated.