On 2014-11-27, Volker Braun <vbraun.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:53:39 PM UTC, Dima Pasechnik wrote:
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>> To the contary, I have seen way too much of this shit in my youth, FYI. 
>> "Laws of the pioneers of the Soviet Union", 
>> "Moral codex of a young builder of Communism", 
>>
>
> Funny that you mention it, but I always noticed many parallels between 
> Russia and the US. They even both get quite mad real soon if you compare 
> them to the other side. 
I don't know, I lived in SU, and I lived in a country called Russia for
about 3 months or so. I don't relate to them much any more.

> In any case, that is just another example of cultural baggage. Which is 
> neither good nor bad, its just how things are. 
Rather, it's another example of psychological trauma. It has little to do 
with culture (well, a lot with lack of culture).

> But we are using English to 
> communicate, so we have to use the existing concepts in the English 
> language to communicate. 
I don't see how language is relevant here. These issues are
language-agnostic, IMHO.

> And its known as 
> a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_conduct, trying to invent another 
> name for it just means that the majority will misunderstand your intentions.
>
> Definition from wikipedia/IFAC: "Principles, values, standards, or rules of 
> behavior that guide the decisions, procedures and systems of an 
> organization in a way that (a) contributes to the welfare of its key 
> stakeholders, and (b) respects the rights of all constituents affected by 
> its operations."
The following fits quite well here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Code_of_the_Builder_of_Communism

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