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Well, the prejudice you expereince as a German in the Netherlands is actually fairly funny, we are the evil militaristic Bratwurst Destroyers and they are the guys who have a Dope-Propelled Airforce.
More of a soccer rivalry today. Besides, all European rivalries subside once you start bitching about America.
Incidently, the Dutch national soccer team wears orange, which is also what Trash removing services wear in Germany.
There are 2 and a half countries were one gets serious prejudice problems as a German, Israel, Poland and parts of the USA. With Israel and Poland one can expect what to get, in the USA its totally random. Everything from "Oh you are from Germany? I have German heritage!" (quite often) too "Ahhh, a fascist-communist-Nazi-Weasel!" (just once, and that guy was braindead)
Cheers,
Mightypeon
There's much I agree with, yet it seems a bit harsh.
Isn't it odd that this man states the obvious yet has a huge amount of people against him.
This is because a lot of people subscribe to the belief that "Being nice is the most important thing in the world", and the truth is under no obligation to be nice. It just has to be true.
The claim of a 'superior culture' accompanies war, conquest and genocide.
I think the problem with superiority claims is that it is always relative. Superior to whom?
Most religious traditions teach that their own path is superior to others and make claims to back up the assertion. Buddhism is unique....blah, blah, blah and Christianity blah, blah and Islam blah, blah, blah.
Buddhism is a superior path FOR BUDDHISTS--not for Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, Hindus, Jains, agnostics, rational humanists etc.
EVERY life choice comes with the assumption that it is superior to all other available choices. Why on Earth would anyone say, "I think that I shall hold this belief and live my life in this fashion, although it really sort of sucks and quite possibly isn't a good idea"?
Perfectly resonable for you and I to think that those traits makes the best, most superior, the most moral culture, Annie.
After all those are lies we tell ourselves that we live up to which make us think our culture is superior to others.
But to someone from another culture, many of those ideas are simply ghastly.
Who are you or I to tell them they are wrong?
My point here isn't to get into a debate about why our culture is superior, so much as it is to explain to you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
No, not period.
Those words suggest that we should do something ABOUT those who are intolerant of our way of life.
Tell me, what should we do?
Invade their countries and bomb them into becoming secular humanists?
Sometimes it's the lone voice in the wilderness...
Kind of what Obama has been doing since 'elected'? I mean with his choices and changes?
If Cecilie1200 holds an actual solid, immutable belief other than the fact that she's God's gift - you should excuse the expression - to humanity, I have yet to figure out what it is.If Obama holds an actual solid, immutable belief other than the fact that he's God's gift - you should excuse the expression - to humanity, I have yet to figure out what it is.
indeed.
The characters in that followed Taoism, not Budismism.
Here's the deal, if they disagree with those Western Values, they should not be migrating to Holland, US, UK, etc. Seriously, if they indeed find our values 'ghastly' as being tolerant of gays, etc., they should stay where they will not find those challenges.
BTW, I still think our culture is superior.
No, not period.
Those words suggest that we should do something ABOUT those who are intolerant of our way of life.
Tell me, what should we do?
Invade their countries and bomb them into becoming secular humanists?
