tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post8298860890027505265..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: All bigotry is racialDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-86565490314162896012013-09-16T21:42:28.320-04:002013-09-16T21:42:28.320-04:00Great point. And more to the point, the Christian...Great point. And more to the point, the Christian West, with its tradition of confession, has a long paper trail of complaints and criticisms of itself. It is now coming back to haunt us, as we are unique - the Christian American and European West, in taking the blame. In history lectures, I've said the Christian West will be the first civilization to die from suicide by guilt. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-7363082103151280372013-09-16T12:42:11.819-04:002013-09-16T12:42:11.819-04:00Oh! This is a perfect time for me to quote one of...Oh! This is a perfect time for me to quote one of my favorite cracked lines:<br /><br />"I think it actually comes from something positive: the fact that Americans are uniquely willing to openly discuss uncomfortable or embarrassing problems.<br /><br />I found upon arriving here that Americans, unlike people anywhere else in the world, are completely happy to tell me all about their unusual bowel movements or their battle with drug addiction, even if I'm just standing next to them in the checkout line. They will happily go on national TV to discuss things that in other countries would drive people to culturally-approved suicide. Add it all up, and you wind up with a culture that is obsessed with discussing its own flaws.<br /><br />The downside of this, of course, is that Americans end up comparing themselves to countries that don't like exposing their own bad stuff, or worse, don't consider the bad stuff all that bad. Societies with the attitude of "Meh, she probably did something to deserve it" don't talk much about their rape statistics; countries who think the Geneva Convention is for sissies don't make documentaries about their version of Abu Ghraib."<br /><br />Read more: http://www.cracked.com/article_19363_6-reasons-your-plans-to-move-abroad-might-not-work-out_p2.html#ixzz2f4gflfwU<br /><br />In other words, everyone thinks America is so bad because we're the only ones willing to ADMIT that we have faults. After all, if you and your household are willing to tell people your slightest flaw, while your neighbors won't admit to murder even while they stand there with a bloody axe in hand... OF COURSE everyone will start seeing your house as evil and your neighbors as perfection.Nate Winchesterhttp://natewinchester.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com