Mary- Check out Staying Alive by Vandanna Shiva for some excellent
material on the north/south dialectic and its causes/impetus for being.
>
> I agree with Kylie on this point:
>
> (I don't understand this north, south business. North of where? I am south
> of America but in an industrial nation. I have not heard the use of the
> terms north and south to denote ?)
>
> Being a self-centered American, when I first saw the header on this subject,
> I automatically thought Yankee and Rebel (I grew up in both New York and
> Alabama).
>
> Also, I think a lot of the problems we have seen throughout history have been
> because of the Anglo-European influence. Whenever we "settle" other
> countries (such as during the British empire era) we automatically think they
> should conform to the Anglo-European idea of culture. Often these people
> were MUCH happier before we ever got there. Historical examples -- the
> supression of Native Americans in North America; Apartaid; Slavery.
>
> How come we feel that our culture is superior to everyone else's?
>
> Any comments? (This is an idea that my husband and I always argue about)
>
>
> mary
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> Name: mary hallock morris
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> Date: 05/22/95
> Time: 18:32:47
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