Silly me - I guess my earlier post got rejected because I used the word  x.e.n.o.p.h.o.b.i.a. Not sure if it was the first or latter part which raises a flag by G@M.

In any case my point was ,  I don't believe it is unreasonable for countries to want to preserve a  strong national identitiy, as is the case for most countries of the world. This is not the 'x' word.  By contrast , Canada , US , Australia don't have a significant history or national identity, and therefore don't have as much to lose.