Friday, February 24, 2012
Information Tolerance: A cultural Asset.
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Still working on beer #2 at 1532. Sip.
Culture War. Hmm. What a subject in need of a modern definition... But wait! I need to think about this... Ok, back from the fridge with beer #3 at 1543. Sip.
Clearly, 'circumcision' is a cultural issue, but you would never guess that from watching American TV. Hmm. 'War' is a big cultural issue, probably one of the biggest. Lots of 'war' stuff on American TV. Dead bodies everywhere. Americans love seeing dead bodies, especially those of the Enemy. Is there a word for that? Something-filia? Mortephilia? But aren't all cultures 'mortephilic' in some sense? Hmm. No culture war there... One thing is certain however: much of what we watch on TV every day is the stuff of 'Culture War.' We fight our culture wars with information. America is 'information tolerant.' That is a great cultural asset. All sorts of 'ideas' (information) are acceptable, with the result that we 'evolve' rapidly. Indeed, nowadays America is almost as evolved culturally as Western Europe. Sip. (Kootch is eating supper in her room as I type this: Dried sardines heated in the microwave, boiled spinach, kimchee, white rice, and Diakon.) By contrast, ancient cultures like Afghanistan are still 'information intolerant.' (Being gassed here; also face rad, causing nasal mucus and watering eyes.) Sip. The most current example is the violence caused by the recent 'Koran burning incident.' You can get killed for that in Afghanistan. And even in America it is not a good idea to go around burning bibles. (Back from the fridge with beer # 5 at 1652. I'm starting to have fun now!) (Kootch just walked by and flashed me a container of fresh strawberries. Unfortunately, that blew my 'train of thought.')
Still working on beer #2 at 1532. Sip.
Culture War. Hmm. What a subject in need of a modern definition... But wait! I need to think about this... Ok, back from the fridge with beer #3 at 1543. Sip.
Clearly, 'circumcision' is a cultural issue, but you would never guess that from watching American TV. Hmm. 'War' is a big cultural issue, probably one of the biggest. Lots of 'war' stuff on American TV. Dead bodies everywhere. Americans love seeing dead bodies, especially those of the Enemy. Is there a word for that? Something-filia? Mortephilia? But aren't all cultures 'mortephilic' in some sense? Hmm. No culture war there... One thing is certain however: much of what we watch on TV every day is the stuff of 'Culture War.' We fight our culture wars with information. America is 'information tolerant.' That is a great cultural asset. All sorts of 'ideas' (information) are acceptable, with the result that we 'evolve' rapidly. Indeed, nowadays America is almost as evolved culturally as Western Europe. Sip. (Kootch is eating supper in her room as I type this: Dried sardines heated in the microwave, boiled spinach, kimchee, white rice, and Diakon.) By contrast, ancient cultures like Afghanistan are still 'information intolerant.' (Being gassed here; also face rad, causing nasal mucus and watering eyes.) Sip. The most current example is the violence caused by the recent 'Koran burning incident.' You can get killed for that in Afghanistan. And even in America it is not a good idea to go around burning bibles. (Back from the fridge with beer # 5 at 1652. I'm starting to have fun now!) (Kootch just walked by and flashed me a container of fresh strawberries. Unfortunately, that blew my 'train of thought.')
