. . . generally speaking, it's always been obvioius to me that many people/cultures around the world don't see "others" as people, or they're viewed as less. And frankly, I'm surprised when people are surprised by that.
Still, your revulsion is justified.
Still, your revulsion is justified.
it is a basic principle in group psychology that outgroup members are seen differently than ingroup members. Still said, psychology might tell us how we act and maybe why we even act like we do but it doesn't declare that we should continue to act like that. That ability to choose is the beauty of controlled consciousness and free will.
But wine was the great assassin of both tradition and propriety...
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
-Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Third Country Nationals working in Qatar
- 17/03/2010 06:22:06 PM
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Okay, but . . .
- 18/03/2010 04:55:50 PM
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Re: Okay, but . . .
- 18/03/2010 06:49:48 PM
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Yeah, I'm not surprised. It's like that in the entire Gulf region, supposedly.
- 18/03/2010 05:16:15 PM
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