On 2/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Individuality is not as big a deal in other countries/cultures that have created great music equal to that of America's.
name these great musics and compare them to this list: hiphop, soul, blues, funk, disco, house, techno, electro, rock and roll, punk, jazz and im sure there's more. but im not discounting any other countries' musical outputs. i am saying that there are good reasons the US has created so much good music, and one of those reasons is the fact that individuality is so cherished here.
And often you find a lack of privilege and entitlement amongst those cultures.
dood, im a socialist. i believe in doing things for the people. but one of the primary flaws of the socialism that this planet has seen is its lack of regard for individuality. should everyone dress the same? listen to the same music? do the same exact things? no, they should be able to do as they please. if that comes out in people choosing cars then so be it. the argument also oversimplified the reason cars are so popular here. we live in a much more spread out landmass than all of europe. its definitely MORE convenient to have people moving about in a small space in as efficient manner as possible. here, with so many possible destinations spread out over such a huge area, its not the same. tom
