by got tonkaed on Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:40 pm
well i suppose by discrediting me you have in fact discredited everything ive said?
Simply there is no place that really is a haven, and its a bit silly to think that there is. By choosing not to believe in some of the cultural myths which help keep the system (which has some postive elements...dont get me wrong) in place i understand that this argument is bound to come. The whole well if you like it why dont you leave, which is a bit silly of course, but i suppose needs to be answered.
First, im not afraid to admit i am in fact at times hypocritical. Yes i am human, im by no means perfect and it would be a shame if i believed that because of any my thought processes i wasnt up to the same level of examination as anyone else. But i ask you who isnt? And like i mentioned earlier, finding some flaw in me doesnt do anything in terms of our discussion.
Also, im not exactly in a spot of life where it would make a whole lot of sense to go somewhere else. Shamefully i only speak a little bit of spanish so logistically i dont do too well in many places. Also, im certainly not as a student financially independent enough to decide well id like to live in some fantasy country somewhere.
However, if we refuse to look at our world critically, and this especially means taking a careful examination of the cricumstances around us, we cut off much of our oppertunity for growth. If you are willing to accept the cultural myths of an area, which are used to exploit, then you remain in a position where you simply will not overcome the exploitation. Im not saying by not believing in those myths that i am in some superior position or that ill amount to anything different than anyone else. But i at least will be able to try and spread a somewhat different message, which hopefully will challenge people to at least look at things with a somewhat more suspicious eye.
If ive done anything to attempt to discredit you, i of course apologize, at times we get heated in discussions like these.