cellogrrlMK -> RE: a gorean slave (6/2/2005 12:53:48 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DesertRat Good one! Thank you <VBG> quote:
Actually my point is...who defines a culture? My answer would be that no one does. Cultures are describable but not defineable, and the descriptions are subjective, anyway. Cultures just are. Am I American? Some would say I am not. I hate our President, don't support our troops, and when it comes to things like "America vs The World", I root for The World every time. Yet I consider myself an American. Am I Gorean? Some would say 'yes', some would say 'no', I say 'I dunno'...or maybe 'yes, but.....'. Well, I am a Jewish-American with Russian and German grandparents, rest their souls. I am also a New Yorker. I'm sure people would accuse me of not being American because I too hate our "President". I don't support the war in Iraq but do support the troops, especially the reservists and National Guard who most likely had no idea of what they were actually getting into. I don't necessarily root for the world vs us, although I wish there would be more attention paid to our problems here on our own soil rather than sticking our noses into the business of other countries. Before I am flamed here, I support the action in Afganistan after 9/11 (I was still living in NY when that happened); I only wish the job there had been finished before the decision was made to go into Iraq (yeah, yeah, I know, that decision had probably already been made BEFORE 9/11!). As far as "Gorean" goes, I am not, I find most of it really silly, but I will always be polite and respectful to ALL until they act like assholes to me. [:)] cello
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