I'm always late to the game, since I (try to) unplug on weekends. But
this excerpt caught my eye:
On 11/10/2013 08:44 AM, Steve Smith wrote:
We are not
who we are proud of being for the most part, and I find that sad. Each
of those 11 nations in Woodard's model have a strong story about
I also was happy I spent much of last weekend *not *on my computer, for
once.
Anyway, I can't accept determined attributes as being something worthy
of pride. Enter the free will -- for individuals -- and stigmergy
-- for collectives -- debate(s). What attributes can we really be proud
of
On 11/11/2013 10:22 AM, Stephen Thompson wrote:
I took Steve's comments to refer to the behaviors that help define the
people in each of the 11 Nations - not necessarily the genetically
determined
characteristics.
I took Steve's comments to mean if these groups could focus on the positive
On 11/11/2013 11:40 AM, Arlo Barnes wrote:
I have only seen a couple of John Wayne movies (sounds like that is
representative though, just kidding) but as I recall his characters 1)
shoot and punch people 2) sometimes just for fun, and 3) have been
injured and relied on help. He does not seem
