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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (21309)8/10/2001 8:43:23 AM
From: Poet  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
I wouldn't equate those shows to sideshows. I think that the way alliances are formed (and evolve) on Survivor, for instance, say a lot about how people value gender, age, specific skills. I'm interested in the way treachery plays out, how peers reward or punish such behavior...



To: Neocon who wrote (21309)8/10/2001 8:44:05 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 82486
 
It is hard to tell much about society from walking through the sideshow tents of a circus......


I disagree. It's fascinating to watch the people who walk through the sideshow tents. And the people who present the sideshows. I used to love going to the race track once upon a time. I always sat in the grandstand and watched the bums rubbing shoulders with the mink coats. Fascinating bit of Americana.

Karen


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