“Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured…but not everyone must prove they are a citizen. And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.”
Jim Hays
Peter1469 (08-11-2017)
All cultures have evolved. There has never been a point in history where cultures have not added aspects from interactions from foreigners one way or another. What has changed is the ease at which cultures meet. You no longer have to spend several months in a caravan to bring new ideas, foods, spices, recipes or products to another nation. It now happens in an instant. There is a growth in fusion foods and fusion music. It is moving exponentially as are ideas, politics, and information.
Also, FYI, I don't feel compelled to attend festivals or play at any culture. I have friends from many cultures and I enjoy that diversity, but I don't play dress up or intrude on other people's festivals. I also don't embrace all aspects of other cultures. I find other cultures interesting and I do like to understand them as well as the food and music, but I don't condone anything that involves subjugation or violence. You misconstrue my tolerance and interest in difference with some kind of elitist patronage. I don't fear different cultures or people who don't look like me. I find commonality in humanity and enjoy our inventive differences born of our locations on the planet. However we are affecting one and other at an exponential rate. Is that a bad thing? Not really. We are developing more interesting foods and more interesting music and art through our contact with one and other. Cultures that are static become stale.
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"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
As I said. It's just a matter of time. The internet continues to penetrate further into backwater communities and kids find ideas that they prefer to the thousand-year-old mantras from the past. They no longer think that the old way is the only way. It will take time, but eventually religion will lose its hold over people because whether the powers that be like it or not, people will educate themselves.
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"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
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Peter1469 (08-11-2017)
Perhaps the idea of true democracy is that those pigs lose their voice in favor of the whole. We are going through a seriously selfish phase, but it will be followed by a particularly bad phase where people will be disabused of their senses of entitlement. There are tough times ahead that will change the way people think and what they will tolerate.
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured…but not everyone must prove they are a citizen. And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.”
Jim Hays
I think that is part of what I was saying, although I didn't say it directly in my last post. We are all being influenced by one another these days. Humanity has become like a concentrated single community in some ways. If you live in an authoritarian community and see that others enjoy freedom, how long will you support authoritarianism?
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi