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Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho
Very true,
Well,
the world evolved - not only that people are dumber than ever, that they lost any idea about what manners and respect mean.
BUT in the age, when there's first time ever MORE OR LESS unrestricted access to information (mass media, internet, books, limited censorship) instead of trying to learn the necessary minimum about the history (and therefore presence)
- they rather voluntarily choose to use internet spending hours and days chatting with a bunch of morons, that are limited about the same way, about the last episode of "friends".
Thanks web 2.0., thanks global village, for the dictatorship of idiocy and ignorance.
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My observation has always been that there is a very different attitude in Europe that Americans can't (will never) understand. Europe has a very different relationship with "power", "law", "personal rights and freedoms", "authority" and "security" than Americans do. Of course, Europe has a long and dark history of violence, oppression, conquering and being conquered so its perfectly understandable to become a part of culture.
Forgetting all the ignorant stereotypes. People here generally look at law and authority as that "thing" that protects your property and rights. My observation has always been in Europe that its the opposite... that its "that thing" that oppresses you and takes away your rights. People here are far more trusting of power and authority than in Europe... and when i see all this stuff, it always feels to me to be an irrational protest against authority and power, rather than an event which actually addresses the issues in a rational and thoughtful manner.