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

To: Neocon who wrote (59706)	9/24/2002 6:55:12 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

We really aren't, I think, in that much disagreement; we're just emphasizing different aspects of the issue. Which I think is a result of the professional backgrounds we bring to the issue. (Or, should I say that we purport to bring? <g>)

To: Neocon who wrote (59706)	9/24/2002 7:06:20 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"corrected by empirical data, if we are to have a real understanding of how historical events transpire, and especially if we hope to learn something for future use......" There is definitely a need to understand the lessons of history and their implications for the current culture and the future of our society. However culture and society is as likely to be influenced by inaccurate reporting of history as by the real thing. In some cases a false report of history has been used to create a model for the present society. The television series "Bonanza" was a very far fetched representation of how men, or fathers and sons experienced life in the 1800's. Many of us who watched this series as we were boys in the 1950's attempted to relate to the role models in the fantasy Bonanza land of the television series. This television show and some other more accurate representations of life in American History were used to educate us and help us to form a point of view about our culture and our role in it. It was viewed as a positive skew on what American males should be. Was it? If it was, was it wrong to not give a fair and balanced view of what the typical male of the 1800s was like?