Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00489)

Hey,

One thing I've been noticing about theos-talk is the incredible 
geographic diversity of the regular contributors. I know we have 
people here from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, the 
Netherlands, Germany, India, New Zealand-- who am I leaving out? 
And yet there is next to no acknowledgment of that fact, which could 
make for some interesting discussions.

The whole business of subraces and rootraces etc. I find quite 
useless in understanding the relationships among nations. (Whereas 
some notions that are unscientific are at least hermeneutically 
useful, like those of Jung.) Classifying nations astrologically 
doesn't seem to shed much light either.

Frankly, I'm deeply concerned about the direction that the American 
national character has been taking in recent years, and wondering if 
the current period is an aberration or an expression of potential 
that was present all along. From being a bastion of intellectual 
freedom we are turning into an empire of propaganda and 
disinformation.

Enough on my worries. What are your perceptions of national 
character, that of your own country or others? How is it playing 
out on the global stage, and where does it seem to be headed? 
Sometimes I think it's the most crucial issue facing the world, and 
at others I think there's no such thing.

Cheers,

Paul