I was having a delicious cross-cultural (he in the UK, me in the US) political discussion, when my very old and dear friend Stephen said, "Civilization occurs through depriving those around you of pure free choice of action..." I had to stop and think... how do I feel about this? Is this truth? And I couldn't say. Partly because I had never stopped to think about WHAT civilization was. SO... I did some research. I took what I found and put together a very tentative Amy-nition of civilization. I am curious as to how others define it, so please share with me, and help me to develop my own knowledge about this surprisingly sticky topic. In a few days, I will follow up and post what my research showed me... and my own definition. It is very interesting stuff.
Thursday, 5 October 2006
In Which Amy Thinks About Civilization... (Myspace blog)
Posted by Amy at 08:36
Labels: amy, myspace, questions, social justice
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When I think about civilization, the first thing that pops into my head is "conformity". If you can't conform to the ideals of the civilization, you are thought of as a dirty, liberal, feminist, crazy hippie! I just like to call myself an artist or creative thinker. The day I conform and give in to this crazy civilization is the day I die!
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Dated Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 6:39 AM
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