(July 1, 2017 at 11:23 pm)Aliza Wrote:(July 1, 2017 at 5:04 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: The problem is not free speech.
I am free to state anything I want.
The problem derives from whom is or is not listening or paying attention.
Even if people are listening, it doesn't mean that they can understand. As Brian said, we all have our biases and our points of view. People from different cultures view things differently and may not pick up on key details that you mean to convey. You may likewise be just as deaf to them as they are to you.
I hate the word "culture". It is no less superfluous than the words "religion", "nationality","political view" "economic view" and even "race".
It isn't a denial that conflicts exist based on those things, they do and should not be ignored. But once you accept that our collective species is out for the same thing, resources, it forces you to think globally, and not tribal.
I only value western concepts more because they are in line more with the empathetic side of our evolution. Unfortunately force works as well in evolution as cooperation and "feel good" is not the goal.
If humans want to extend our ride collectively as a species, our artificial labels need to get put on the back burners and replaced with the REALITY, that no matter our differences, or even how much we might hate each other, all 7 billion of us still only have the same home, and the days of expansion and conquest are long gone.
