Social conditioning

[ElCoyote]

INDEED!!!



Not at all, tis a valid point sir. Well...not your 'erectile dysfunction' but your other statements

I take your point Ma'am but lets let my failures remain between us...........Pretty please

[ElCoyote]

INDEED!!!



Not at all, tis a valid point sir. Well...not your 'erectile dysfunction' but your other statements

I take your point Ma'am but lets let my failures remain between us...........Pretty please. I am not pretty when I grovel.

[Number One]

I take your point Ma'am but lets let my failures remain between us...........Pretty please. I am not pretty when I grovel.

cocked that up and posted it twice..now everyone knows o dear Yeah we'll keep it between you and me

[Skyryder]

Its getting less plausible to use terms like `our culture', or `our society anymore'. Progressive cultural `evolution' is less of an issue than preserving cultural diversity in the face of intensifying cultural imperialism. Given the current rate of homogenization we'll be hard pressed to spot any local differences by the end of the century. Look whats taking over, look what we're all losing.

I tend to agree. It's the culture that gives society it's values. It's the glue that binds us together not only as a nation but what we consider to be right from wrong. At present the political will is to create in society, not only NZ's but western society as a whole, cultural diversity. It may be that the western acceptance of, and I use the term loosely, immigration, stems from the fact that as a whole we tend to give those of us who are less fortunate than ourselves an oppertunity for betterment. This is one of the values of our society as against the class society where you died in the same class that you were born in. Having said that is it any wonder that immigrants do not adhere to our values, when many in our society suggest that we are better off with cultural diversity. The danger of this is that when society comes under stress, for whatever reason, it finds itself incapable of solutions to remedy the problems due to the diverse values that society is made up from. This not only applies to immigration but political values as well. However the political values are tempered with the acceptance of our democratic system. The problem arise when there are cultural values that do not accept our systems. A recent example of this was from a leader of the Auckland Asian community calling for triads to protect their comminuty.

That's just one example of what our society has lost.


Skyyrder