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RE: This Is An Interesting Question
September 19, 2017 at 7:58 am (This post was last modified: September 19, 2017 at 7:58 am by bennyboy.)
(September 18, 2017 at 7:52 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Yeah, we're having issues with the definition of "great" again ... which is precisely Rushdie's point.

I think the problem is trying to conflate a bunch of definitions into one super-evaluation.  In order to be called great, any of the metrics we've talked about would suffice.  Strongest super-power ever?  That is a great country, pretty much by definition.  Huge innovator, changing the face of the world with internet, home computers, and the very site we are currently enjoying?  Great.  One of the first countries to rebel against European imperial powers?  Great

Great, great great.

Even slavery was a sign of greatness.  One culture was so far advanced in technology that it was essentially able to rape all the others, world wide, at will.  Great.

Just. . . maybe not good in some very important ways.
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This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 17, 2017 at 11:40 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by bennyboy - September 17, 2017 at 11:35 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by I_am_not_mafia - September 18, 2017 at 2:14 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by pocaracas - September 18, 2017 at 9:03 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Catholic_Lady - September 20, 2017 at 5:37 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 17, 2017 at 11:50 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by vorlon13 - September 18, 2017 at 2:58 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by ignoramus - September 18, 2017 at 3:55 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Whateverist - September 18, 2017 at 4:45 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 18, 2017 at 7:35 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by I_am_not_mafia - September 18, 2017 at 7:55 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Rev. Rye - September 18, 2017 at 9:33 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by brewer - September 18, 2017 at 10:07 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 18, 2017 at 10:29 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by brewer - September 18, 2017 at 10:47 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Whateverist - September 19, 2017 at 10:17 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 18, 2017 at 11:24 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Rev. Rye - September 18, 2017 at 11:37 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by pocaracas - September 18, 2017 at 11:40 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Rev. Rye - September 18, 2017 at 12:01 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 18, 2017 at 12:13 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by pocaracas - September 18, 2017 at 12:22 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Pat Mustard - September 19, 2017 at 8:10 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 18, 2017 at 12:30 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 18, 2017 at 7:52 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Fireball - September 18, 2017 at 8:46 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Fireball - September 19, 2017 at 2:56 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by bennyboy - September 19, 2017 at 7:58 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 19, 2017 at 8:03 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by pocaracas - September 19, 2017 at 8:17 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by vorlon13 - September 18, 2017 at 9:03 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 18, 2017 at 11:35 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by bennyboy - September 19, 2017 at 6:40 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 19, 2017 at 11:25 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 20, 2017 at 9:35 am
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 20, 2017 at 1:20 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 20, 2017 at 3:56 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 20, 2017 at 4:09 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 20, 2017 at 4:32 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 20, 2017 at 5:06 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Thumpalumpacus - September 20, 2017 at 7:34 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 20, 2017 at 4:25 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Amarok - September 20, 2017 at 4:29 pm
RE: This Is An Interesting Question - by Minimalist - September 20, 2017 at 6:19 pm

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