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To: Neocon who wrote (45)	1/9/2001 10:31:14 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1112

is there something that must held in common in order for the diverse cultures to meet and interact? The first requirement is acceptance that diversity of opinion is a natural and healthy thing to be respected. The second requirement is a common language that the parties can use to understand the differing points of view and to reach as much consensus as possible. This would include the language, itself, and a shared set of basic reasoning and problem-solving skills. This is the basis of education. Schools should also teach factual subject matter and those values necessary for students to learn and to maintain order in the classroom. Hopefully, this would provide a next generation of parents qualified to play their role in the education of children. Karen

To: Neocon who wrote (45)	1/9/2001 12:09:11 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1112

something that must held in common in order for the diverse cultures to meet and interact? Mostly a desire to meet and a level of confidence that interaction will not be met with hostility. The rest of the mixing of cultures will take place as part of a learning process. Things like a common language, common historical references, and common handwaving traits can be usefull but are hardly necessary. The more differences there are the more need there will be for a "translator" group of cross cultural venturers. I think it is no accident that past civilizations are considered to be at their peak when they are actively engagued with new regions and new peoples and decline as they get conservative and lose that dynamic. TP