Shortly after.Originally Posted by Animeniax
By not exposing ourselves to other culture, we breed misunderstanding. By exposing ourselves to other cultures, we learn and change our own.
Shortly after.
By not exposing ourselves to other culture, we breed misunderstanding. By exposing ourselves to other cultures, we learn and change our own.
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Mon, 03-31-2008 at 06:38 AM.
What's your point? There is an appropriate level of individual freedom. Currently there is too much in the West and too little in the East. Can't they each tend toward the proper amount without help from the other?
I disagree. If each side kept to their own side of the planet or continents, there would be no need for encounters, and thus no need for misunderstandings. It's a little extreme and not exactly what I'm advocating, but reduced exposure to one another accomplishes the same thing. Plus, those looking to mingle will be more accepting of the other side anyway, which will relieve some misunderstanding as well. I believe cultures can change on their own. Plus, I'm not saying there should be zero influence, just control what influence there is. Eg, no more MTV or McDonald's allowed in Japan, but cool stuff is allowed.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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