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Writer's Block: A few good men
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Interesting that quite a few people find the mere asking of this question "US-centric", are "annoyed", or think even asking the question is "ignorant"
I'm interested in hearing what people from other countries or cultures think on a variety of subjects, including this one. Had the question been about British Prime Ministers, I wouldn't have immediately gotten up in arms and thought it "Anglo-centric" or biased or ignorant. I would have either stated my opinion, or ignored it, and gone on about my day.
I'm also cheered to see so few "JFK" responses to this.
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Apparently even suggesting that asking this question in itself, and starting a dialogue with people all over the world, is not entirely a bad thing is "ethnocentric" and enough to get one labelled a "priveleged white male" from people who think they are PRIVELEGED to sit in judgement and put labels on people they don't know. Also a free and honest discussion is BAD if that discussion is about the US? I guess I simply don't understand closed-mindedness.
*scratches head*
I understand the point that this question is, in itself, US-centric, but what is stopping people from posting questions about other places or cultures and starting an open discussion? Isn't that how people learn about one another?
Interesting that quite a few people find the mere asking of this question "US-centric", are "annoyed", or think even asking the question is "ignorant"
I'm interested in hearing what people from other countries or cultures think on a variety of subjects, including this one. Had the question been about British Prime Ministers, I wouldn't have immediately gotten up in arms and thought it "Anglo-centric" or biased or ignorant. I would have either stated my opinion, or ignored it, and gone on about my day.
I'm also cheered to see so few "JFK" responses to this.
-EDIT-
Apparently even suggesting that asking this question in itself, and starting a dialogue with people all over the world, is not entirely a bad thing is "ethnocentric" and enough to get one labelled a "priveleged white male" from people who think they are PRIVELEGED to sit in judgement and put labels on people they don't know. Also a free and honest discussion is BAD if that discussion is about the US? I guess I simply don't understand closed-mindedness.
*scratches head*
I understand the point that this question is, in itself, US-centric, but what is stopping people from posting questions about other places or cultures and starting an open discussion? Isn't that how people learn about one another?
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