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To: michael97123 who wrote (234015)6/22/2007 4:57:09 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
"A highly civilized society that thinks themselves superior to other races and cultures enables them to become barbarians to deal with the inferiors. "

Setting aside the problem of the oxymoron in the above sentence, it's actually highly ironic- considering the superiority about Western culture which oozes all over this board. Not that there's anything particularly odd about superiority complexes, but when coupled with your conclusion...


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