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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 0)

You're romanticising other cultures, which are generally also pretty crappy. 80% of everything is shit.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:22:10 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 0)

Actually, remind me at what point "our" culture was so bloody great? 1800s? 1930s? 1950s?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:26:14 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 1)

I thought the consensus was no later than 8000 BC?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:31:30 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 1)

well, our culture produced artifacts that still command global respect.

lately not so much.

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:39:55 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 1)

Whereas other cultures have been churning out global-respect-commanding artifacts at an alarming rate, lately.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:44:11 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 1)

ok, ok, i really set myself up for that one!

i guess the chinese olympics...

<dux>

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:48:00 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (4.00 / 2)

You mean the Chinese do Western™ culture better than The West™?

Not that that would be too surprising...

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:50:31 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (none / 0)

actually we still produce music and movies that command respect...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:43:52 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (4.00 / 2)

Do you have a source for that statistic?

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:26:57 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (4.00 / 2)

Sure, though I'm being a bit conservative.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:28:49 AM EST
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Re: Pro-Choice (4.00 / 2)

yes it's true, maybe 90+%!

the virtue of other cultures is they're not ours, which of course can lead to romanticisation, of which i have been guilty, but no more, no more...

not since i found ET, lol!

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 at 10:42:43 AM EST
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