Theos-Talk Archives (May 2005 Message tt00493)

Hi Iain

So you are from Scotland, I enjoy the little pop group called Belle and Sebastian, they“re Scottish, composed by ex-college students.
They are quite influenced by the Brasilian rythm called "bossanova" ( from Joćo Gilberto and Tom Jobim) and MPB, I like them because they are very expontaneus in their ballads, few instruments and effects and a 60“s/70“s feeling in the songs.
Their covers are very simple as a 2 color poster. Nostalgia...nostalgia :-)
Well, sorry for the non-theosophical subject...
cheers too 

Krishtar
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Iain 
To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Theos-World National character and evolutionary destiny


Is there really a national character? when you look around your own comunity 
there are a wide range of persona's from good to bad, sane to crazy and all 
points in between. the only sembelance of national identity is when the 
football is on such as the world cup, but as soccer is substitute warfare 
perhaps that is not a bad thing,
cheers from sunny Scotland
Iain
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kpauljohnson" <kpauljohnson@yahoo.com>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Theos-World National character and evolutionary destiny


> Hey,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Cheers,
>
> Paul
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