Discussions concerning the academic, political, and aesthetic aspects of culturism
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wilders Controversy
Western rights exist on a spectrum. It is not a matter of having all of our rights intact or having none at all. Reasonable culturists can disagree as to what the local situation requires. But let's not get polarized over this issue.
I enjoy your videos. But could you define the following two words for me please:
1. Culturist 2. Culturism
I'm asking this as I don't have my copy of your book with me. I would like to utilize your definitions so that I may reference your thoughts and blog in mine.
Culturism: A philosophy which hold that majority cultures have a right to define, guide and protect themselves. Culturist: An adherent of culturism.
An objection to this definition, is that it allows China and Saudi Arabia and others to violate rights. First of all, rights are a western concept. But, more importantly, those cultures - as all historically - are culturist. They will define, guide and protect their culture whether we will it or not. Replacing our love of multiculturalism with culturism will only impact, and strengthen, our sovereignty.
I hope that helps and please let me know when the article is posted.
Ducky!! Nice new photo! Funny I always thought of you as older.
Ashoka,273 - 232 BC, known through pillar inscriptions. Bloody than most and then Buddhist. Sure, there have been bleeps of kindness in history. My three minute vids miss much. But we're after the big picture truths, basic orientation.
Hinduism and Islam have ruled nearly all of India's history. One is a caste system where much of the population is treated like dogs, the other a murderous theocracy. Rights, as we know them, really return with the British.
Cyrus the Great (600 - 575 BC)was a violent empire builder. Wiki quote, "The reign of Cyrus lasted twenty nine to thirty years. Cyrus built his empire by fighting and conquering first the Median Empire then Lydian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He brought "into subjection every nation without exception."
We know of him through a cylinder. I doubt his view of individual rights would jive with yours.
These folks are known as freak exceptions. The only civilization with individual rights being esteemed in its long trajectory is the West.
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I enjoy your videos. But could you define the following two words for me please:
1. Culturist
2. Culturism
I'm asking this as I don't have my copy of your book with me. I would like to utilize your definitions so that I may reference your thoughts and blog in mine.
BZ
Culturism: A philosophy which hold that majority cultures have a right to define, guide and protect themselves. Culturist: An adherent of culturism.
An objection to this definition, is that it allows China and Saudi Arabia and others to violate rights. First of all, rights are a western concept. But, more importantly, those cultures - as all historically - are culturist. They will define, guide and protect their culture whether we will it or not. Replacing our love of multiculturalism with culturism will only impact, and strengthen, our sovereignty.
I hope that helps and please let me know when the article is posted.
Thanks, John
BZ did a fantastic job, John.
http://bloviatingzeppelin.blogspot.com/
I just linked to HIM so more people can read his appalling blog piece (well, the info is appalling, not the piece!) and then link here.
I can't believe where America's headed............pardon the pun. (turban, get it? but, really, it's SO not funny)
(beat ya to it, BZ!)
All the best, John. WHEN are you visiting LA?
John: as Z indicates, I referenced and linked you:
http://bloviatingzeppelin.blogspot.com/2009/06/beards-turbans-in-united-states-army.html
BZ
Rights are a Western concept?
Care to comment on the Edicts of Ashoka which were written in India in 300 B.C?
I'm not saying your research is faulty but you do miss a lot.
And Cyrus the Great had a charter of rights, I believe.
But maybe you consider Persians to be Western.
Ducky!! Nice new photo! Funny I always thought of you as older.
Ashoka,273 - 232 BC, known through pillar inscriptions. Bloody than most and then Buddhist. Sure, there have been bleeps of kindness in history. My three minute vids miss much. But we're after the big picture truths, basic orientation.
Hinduism and Islam have ruled nearly all of India's history. One is a caste system where much of the population is treated like dogs, the other a murderous theocracy. Rights, as we know them, really return with the British.
Cyrus the Great (600 - 575 BC)was a violent empire builder. Wiki quote, "The reign of Cyrus lasted twenty nine to thirty years. Cyrus built his empire by fighting and conquering first the Median Empire then Lydian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. He brought "into subjection every nation without exception."
We know of him through a cylinder. I doubt his view of individual rights would jive with yours.
These folks are known as freak exceptions. The only civilization with individual rights being esteemed in its long trajectory is the West.
Thanks for commenting!!!
It's not a photo of me, cuturist. It's the final freeze frame of Antoine Doinel in "The 400 Blows".
John, Cyrus may have been an empire builder but ask Sparta or Rome or Carthage if that was unusual at the time.
Some don't consider the British to have been very benign empire builders, either.
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