Gross oversimplification, thy name is Psychological Science. A study has found that Americans' "rugged individualism" is a hindrance to understanding others, or at least the Chinese. There are too many problems with this. First of all, it neglects the complex nature of human beings and reduces them to black-and-white carbon copies of one another. Are all Americans rugged individualists? No, but to simplify things in the manner the preceding magazine did, I would suggest that America's strongest trait is its individualism. Without its individualism, half of the world would still be at war, or at odds with one another, or technologically and socially backward. So much for that blasted do-it-yourself attitude.
Can the Chinese national character- the one the article describes as "collectivist"- be fair and all-encompassing? There is nothing fair about the "collectivist" (read: imposed by dictators) character that restricts freedom of speech, as well as other things.
Does the study keep into account perspective and empathy? If I can only see one block, as opposed to two, am I being self-centred if I move the one obstructing my vision? What if someone had asked if the other person could see? What if they plain didn't understand what was asked of them?
Is this some sort of rallying cry for multiculturalism, that warm, fuzzy feeling one gets so that no one could ever accuse them of being racist even though they can't stand the smell of curry and wish those native-born "foreigners" wouldn't take the jobs the multiculturalists won't do?
My point is this study is tunnel-visioned, like some sort of nineteenth century throwback. What century is this, anyway?
This was said before, long before some idiots in Hollywood decided to make it trendy, and now it has materialised. Arabs move into Darfur after killing the native citizens. What a surprise. How much do you want to bet none of this will end and the press at large won't pick it up?
Speaking of the press unwilling to do its job, read this. Apparently, it doesn't have the sensationalist ring needed to sell papers.
al-Qaeda is now using polio to further cement their image as monsters. I thought they had overdone themselves before but they keep on trying.
Malaysian Muslims, fresh off of telling adults what religion they must have, now are calling for the ban of the movie, "Evan Almighty". I think I know why. Noah had a son named Ham. They hate HAM!
If you need further evidence that Gary Sinise rocks, go here.
I leave you with "Napoleon Dynabuns".
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