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What is Wrong With Our Culture
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beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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it not "our culture" as evident in the first minute, its all cultures. its human nature.
seagull_in_malaysia
Active member
I think by "our culture" he means all humans in general.
Publius Ovidius
Well-known member
Nothing. The British do not have a generic " culture"
We are a mongrel nation that embraces other " cultures"
We are a mongrel nation that embraces other " cultures"
Shropshire Seagull
Well-known member
Interesting clip - shows what man can / has achieved.
Some may argue its not all good but if you look back through history, is there I time when you would rather have lived?
Ummm, a poll maybe - which century would you have preferred to live in any why?
Some may argue its not all good but if you look back through history, is there I time when you would rather have lived?
Ummm, a poll maybe - which century would you have preferred to live in any why?
Norman Potting
Well-known member
Good idea, also at what level of society would you like to have been, I suspect few would want to be "Baldrick" level!
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
not true. Not true at all.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
100 million deaths under communist regimes in the 20th century suggest you're talking out of your arse.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
It's you that is blaming all the troubles of the world on capitalism. I merely pointed out that one particular system that isn't capitalism has killed 100 million people and therefore your assertion that "it's obvious that capitalism is what is wrong" is rubbish. Unless of course you think the 100 million deaths is acceptable.
And yet it's capitalist countries that have the highest life expectancies, lowest crime rates, are least violent, have greatest ethnic and sexual equality, lowest levels of real poverty, highest literacy rates, most freedom of religion, assembly and speech.
Capitalism has huge drawbacks, but to steal from Winston Churchill " capitalism is the worst economic system we've tried apart from all the other forms"
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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i wonder what you have thought of that has eluded the rest so far? i'd point out that authoritarian dictatorship and capitialism are not mutually exclusive, the Chinese have moved to capitialism within their single party system.
This!
Superphil
Dismember
For those of you who didn't bother listening to the entire thing, check from 3.50ish onwards, comments about what we are allowed to watch on TV, and what we are not allowed to watch.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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i'll confess i didnt watch it all (the sound/music pissed me off), but seeing the point you raise, it's utterly false and can only imagine he's had a very limited view of media, focusing on news.
Barrel of Fun
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Unless you count going for a curry or pizza as embracing other cultures then you are correct. Other than that, I don't believe we do in the slightest.