Hate is based largely on fear. All the cultures that I mentioned have some. Paranoia and Mcho and feudalism use hate as fuel. The East and West at least officially don't like it... but that does not always work. See my essays on Tolkien/Lucas. Romanticism encourages hate. The enlightenment calls hatred inifficient. good luck' db
The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dr. Brin, you write a lot about the 5 primary memes affecting society, namely: Paranoia, Feudalism, Machismo, The East, and The West (Otherness). I think I would add one more meme to your list, that doesn't seem to fit very well under any of the other categories: "Hate". Quoting Author/Journalist David Neiwart: <08269406>> "Real hate, in the end, is about excluding, demonizing, and eliminating the Other. It finds its voice in sneering denigration and threats, focusing especially on depicting the Other as a disease or vermin or a source of betrayal, a threat in need of extirpation." It seems to me that the "Hate" meme is directly in opposition to the "Otherness" meme. What are your thoughts on the matter? ------ "You cannot cripple an opponent by outwitting him in a political debate, You can do it only by following Lenin's injunction: 'In political conflicts, the goal is not to refute your opponent's argument, but to wipe him from the face of the earth.'" --The Art of Political War (4thReichKlan Political Manual) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
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