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12.10.2003
... and in response to: (I posted a comment up over at Dustbury to further clarify some points about my previous post . It was one of those instances where my writing skills seemed sufficient to make some kind of point.) I dont buy the politics or economics as force of nature arguement. Capitalism in this form has only been around maybe a couple hundred years. Fuedalism, in its time must have seemed perfectly natural as well. Slavery is a great example of a paradigm shift after decades of acceptance as the "natural order". So there is hope. But we must first learn to accept that human beings ultimately control what our society looks like. For while there are some powerful forces inherent in the human animal, what is culture and government if not ways of making things better for all? We have succeeded in my mind at proving that our worst instincts need not be the most dominant. Our best instincts, love, respect and the desire for personal freedom can serve as better guides than petty tribalism. We turned a corner during the age of the enlightenment when we realized that we are not helpless victims of forces beyond our control, but active players in our destiny. America, and all that people claim it represents is a product of that thinking, inspired by that new understanding. A grand experiment in new thinking. It could have turned out bad... sure. The old way was proven, but I think it was worth the risk. We now accept this new reality as a natural state as well. In the future people will look back at our society and see where we are now as a stepping stone to their present. We know things will change. That's inevitable. So keep open the debate about where to go from here. | |
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