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To: William B. Kohn who wrote (3082)1/31/2003 3:03:00 PM
From: kumar  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15987
 
<I'm wondering what good idea's (other than the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, and CREAM) came out of Europe in the last 100 years?>

Kinda tangential, but the dismantling of the British Empire is something the Brits oughta be given credit for.



To: William B. Kohn who wrote (3082)1/31/2003 3:11:04 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15987
 
Physics was practically reinvented by the likes of Einstein, Bohr, and Schrodinger. Modern art was invented by Picasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Brancusi, and many others. The Bauhaus had a tremendous influence on architecture and design, for example, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Lakeshore Drive (Chicago) apartments and the Seagram Building (New York). There were various great directors, such as Jean Renoir, Marcel Ophuls, Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ingmar Bergman. I am sure there were other things......



To: William B. Kohn who wrote (3082)1/31/2003 4:50:08 PM
From: skinowski  Respond to of 15987
 
To someone who is what is called "street smart", and who values little else, most likely any of us – members of present company – will appear "naïve".

Much of what Europeans call "political sophistication" is a consequence of many centuries of wars, betrayals, endless, brutal and often pointless conflicts.

With all respect, we do just fine without such "sophistication", and without all the experiences needed to acquire it.

Ol’Ski @veryopinionated.com