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MikeyDB
Ponderous Intellect
Posts: 4,340
June 7th, 2008, 02:03 PM
China
Well originally, I thought that by participating on a Canadian discussion board that I'd gain a better understanding of how Canadians feel about things...think about things and how they view their own existence.
I know now
So I'm not "seeking" anything. My questions have been answered.
In terms of Israel and the Palestinian conflict.....no Canadian needs to hear anything other than that the Jews are the victims....everything else is unnecessary.
In terms of their own government....as long as they're content to remain in the dark about anything and everything perpetrated by government in the "name" of Canadians...they're fine with that.
The Canadian sense of "justice" is the same one that ruled the planet millions of years ago, wherein immediate violent retribution for a real or even a percieved "wrong" is the only appropriate answer.
Not completely unavailable to nuance, four or five RCMP officers killing an innocent man in an airport waiting area...gavethem pause...but they got over it quickly.
When you talk to these people about things like ...."Why do we fear death"....What is idealism".....What is intelligence...., it's like asking a Cromagnon what he thinks about flat-screen TV.
These people have no depth they have no appreciation or understanding of anything but the superficial and the immediate. It's no wonder that an entire continent could have been so easily convinced that "possession" and "image" were far more important than principles and values.
Have a good time here China, I'm looking for some other thread with real human beings.
Nice reading your stuff.....:wink: ....(from time to time...) :icon_smile:
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Hi Mikey ,I have read your post over and over again and and am amazed at the accuracy of the above .
