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D.Przezdziecki

July 31, 2001 08:37AM

<HTML>Anthony wrote:
>
> 1. Hyperdiffusionism is only racist if you consider
> the information being conveyed to be of a superior nature.

Which is almost always the case Anthony.

> And look at what the Old Worlders did for the Aztec and the
> Inca.

Errrr... go on tell me. Except bringin their culture to the end, introducing
pestilence and causing extinction of about 60% of local population over time. And I am not even a fan of Aztec or Incas...
>
> And Europeans certainly did a lot for Native American
> culture, now didn't they?

They DID???? AMAZING!!!!!
>
> I am not arguing for the theory of diffusionism here... just
> questioning why we would ASSUME that infused culture is
> necessarily superior.

As Alex mentions in his post Anthony there are no "superior"and "inferrior"
cultures. That is a a patronising if not a racist approach to start with. Every culture developed on local basis and according to local environment. The outsider without this knowledge or background can bring a culture to an end but scarcely,if ever, can modify it for the better. Any "intruding" culture is doing so for their benefit and not for the benefit of the locals. So any
"advances" or "improvements" are purely coincidental.

Regards D.P.</HTML>

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Subject	Author	Posted
Three Points	Garrett	July 30, 2001 09:24AM
Re: Three Points	Anthony	July 30, 2001 10:45AM
Re: Three Points	Alex Bourdeau	July 30, 2001 09:15PM
Re: Three Points	D.Przezdziecki	July 31, 2001 08:37AM
Re: Three Points	Anthony	July 31, 2001 09:12AM
Re: Three Points	Garrett	July 31, 2001 10:02AM
Re: Three Points	Anthony	July 31, 2001 10:13AM
Re: Three Points	jameske	July 31, 2001 09:24AM
Re: Three Points	Mattcarps	July 31, 2001 09:47AM
Re: Three Points	Garrett	July 31, 2001 10:10AM
Re: Three Points	D.Przezdziecki	July 31, 2001 10:31AM
Re: Three Points	John Wall	July 31, 2001 10:35AM
Re: Three Points	al-Urman	July 31, 2001 09:01AM
Re: Third point	Anthony	July 30, 2001 11:35AM
Re: Three Points	jameske	July 31, 2001 02:13PM
Re: Three Points	Claire	July 31, 2001 03:25PM
Two points.....	D.Przezdziecki	July 31, 2001 03:44PM
Re: Two points.....	jameske	July 31, 2001 07:17PM
Re: Three Points	jameske	July 31, 2001 02:15PM
Re: Three Points	lone	July 31, 2001 10:36PM
Re: Three Points	Katherine Reece	July 31, 2001 10:50PM
Re: Three Points	lone	August 01, 2001 03:14PM

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