Congress of Berlin - chopped so each entity would be characterized by tribal competition - Yes but we consider them fanatical and barbaric and sometimes referred to as fanatical - ours acts of barbarism seem to be the product of logic and tend to be more reasoned, cooled headed, and systematic -
On 4/30/09 4:16 PM, "Chris Miller" <[email protected]> wrote: Note: In this discussion, I am following Saul's lead by distinguishing "reflect" from William's looser phrase "deals with". It can easily be said that everything we do today is dealing with everything that we have ever experienced -- but we could hardly show exactly what our current choices are now reflecting. (as a mirror can reflect details about each and every item placed before it.) ( and BTW - the "lovely mess" - now current in north Africa , Asia, and the middle east could as easily be attributed to 1300 years of Islamic imperialism as to the Europeans who followed them. And some of those Islamic regimes were proud enough of their cultural genocide and ethnic cleansing that they hired historians to document it ) ____________________________________________ Saul Ostrow | Visual Arts & Technologies Environment Chair, Sculpture Voice: 216-421-7927 | [email protected] | www.cia.edu<http://www.cia.edu/> The Cleveland Institute of Art | 11141 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 ____________________________________________________________ Click for free information on top investing websites and services. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxQyrqjQP78bV6yHe8rJUVJvy 1R88WrB326lg3hrxJR5ooaJud9Y2k/ --
