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>>>>> I agree with what you say but what is not PC about it?
>>>>
>>>> It is not PC to imply that people are not all equal and identical,
>>>> despite the obvious truth of this fact.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes but that is not what Warp said nor implied, by my reading.
>>> cultures. What is non-PC about that?
>>
>> It implies that different cultures are different. According to PC,
>> everything must be the same, identical, uniform, equal. To suggest that
>> people or cultures have differences is blasphemy.
>>
>
> Cr*p!
> It is saying that different cultures are inferior that is wrong not that
> they are different.
You know that. I know that. But as far as politics is concerned, merely
implying "different" automatically means "different in a negative way".
Because, let's face it, difference is always negative, isn't it?
Stupid, really...
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On 22/08/2010 5:58 PM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>> Cr*p!
>> It is saying that different cultures are inferior that is wrong not
>> that they are different.
>
> You know that. I know that. But as far as politics is concerned, merely
> implying "different" automatically means "different in a negative way".
> Because, let's face it, difference is always negative, isn't it?
>
> Stupid, really...
>
I know what you are saying but the more people who pander to it the
I feel your pain :-P
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Stephen <mca### [at] aoldot com> wrote:
> On 22/08/2010 8:15 AM, Warp wrote:
> > Climate can have a significant effect in the culture of a population
> > (even though saying so is not always fully politically correct because
> > of some implications).
> >
> I agree with what you say but what is not PC about it?
Harsher climate forces people to be more hard-working and responsible,
which strengthens the sense of duty. It also usually results in people
being more amicable with their neighbors because everyone's survival is
important to the community as a whole.
In a more temperate climate, where there's no such an urgency in getting
things done before and during winter, people tend to be lazier and less
responsible, and procrastination is common.
Of course since saying this is not PC, most people will automatically
disagree.
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- Warp
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> implying "different" automatically means "different in a negative way".
> Because, let's face it, difference is always negative, isn't it?
Well, because it's different from the majority, and everyone thinks they are
right, so if you say "I'm right, you're different", it implies the minority
are not right. Unless you accept that there may be two entirely different
things, both of which are the best.
Nonsense, but not *that* nonsensical, if you're not very smart.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>>> A number of game companies that have japanese-sounding names
>>> (including Atari) are all "western" companies in Europe or the Americas.
>>
>> Any other examples besides Atari?
>>
>
> I don't remember what the others were. They might have gone out of
> business when arcade consoles got overrun by compputers, but I remember
> there were three or four I'd heard of.
I remember now that I'm not so sleep deprived. There were a number of
companies writing games for Atari 8-bit computers and for arcade consoles
who picked up on the "let's sound japanese" meme. I don't remember the
names, but I remember looking it up in college (like early 1980's) when
looking for more games from the same company and finding out they were all
American.
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Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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On 22/08/2010 7:09 PM, Warp wrote:
> Stephen<mca### [at] aoldotcom> wrote:
>> On 22/08/2010 8:15 AM, Warp wrote:
>>> Climate can have a significant effect in the culture of a population
>>> (even though saying so is not always fully politically correct because
>>> of some implications).
>>>
>
>> I agree with what you say but what is not PC about it?
>
> Harsher climate forces people to be more hard-working and responsible,
> which strengthens the sense of duty. It also usually results in people
> being more amicable with their neighbors because everyone's survival is
> important to the community as a whole.
>
And by my observations more suspicious of strangers but that maybe just
a small town mentality.
> In a more temperate climate, where there's no such an urgency in getting
> things done before and during winter, people tend to be lazier and less
> responsible, and procrastination is common.
>
mean they see things in a different light than we in the old world do.
and Nigeria. There, in very agreeable climates, people are very friendly
to strangers and have a laid back attitude. Too laid back for my
upbringing, at times. :-)
> Of course since saying this is not PC, most people will automatically
> disagree.
>
You sound like Andrew sometimes. :-P
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Stephen
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Darren New wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> implying "different" automatically means "different in a negative
>> way". Because, let's face it, difference is always negative, isn't it?
>
> Well, because it's different from the majority, and everyone thinks they
> are right, so if you say "I'm right, you're different", it implies the
> minority are not right. Unless you accept that there may be two
> entirely different things, both of which are the best.
>
> Nonsense, but not *that* nonsensical, if you're not very smart.
People are always afraid of what's different. :-P
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> In a more temperate climate, where there's no such an urgency in getting
> things done before and during winter, people tend to be lazier and less
> responsible, and procrastination is common.
>
> Of course since saying this is not PC, most people will automatically
> disagree.
oh, no. I heartily agree. I get to procrastinate as often as I can... :)
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On 08/19/2010 09:52 AM, Invisible wrote:
>>> Invisible is invisibly building a complicated graphics library...
>>
>> Elaborate, please....
>
> Bezier splines, my friend.
>
Odd, you've written, IIRC, an operating system and a logic sym, and now
you're covering ground that I've been over.
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>>> Elaborate, please....
>>
>> Bezier splines, my friend.
>
> Odd, you've written, IIRC, an operating system and a logic sym, and now
> you're covering ground that I've been over.
Ah yes - an operating system consisting mainly of... a boot loader. Heh.
Warp was right. He usually is...
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