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Originally Posted by blender
Some very good discussion here lately.
One thing I believe is necessary if there is any chance of changing our society for the better is a very simple acknowledgement of the FACT that our whole culture is fundamentally flawed. Modern western post-colonialist capitalist societies are racist, sexist, inequitable, destructive and terrorizing. We have a very complex and deeply rooted narrative that we use to provide a context which seems fairly palatable if you don't dig too deep, but really we are all participating (more or less) in an evil and destructive enterprise.
Now, despite this uncomfortable truth, it's not like we are all bad people, and it's not to say that there aren't countless good and beautiful things happening every day. There is also progress towards a better world. But without the acceptance of who and what we are, how can we expect there to be any real change?
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Compared to what?
Western societies have been the closest to getting it right than any society history. And because reality is messy and complex, they are also imperfect.
How will we get to your version of utopia?
If you think you are living in a society that bad, your frame of reference is completely warped.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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