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Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia - somewhere in Latin America. That is where my research is going to be done (working with indigenous populations - hopefully Yucatecan Mayans.) I'm hoping to get a position at a university in one of those countries. And yes, I am a natural born American. Truck - 3500 to 4000. Bobbed, chevies, duals, aussie, l52hd, superlift fronts, 34 x 10.5s
Seriously, what do you think you'll find there that is going to so much better that it is here? Other than the aboriginal people you want study. Or, do you think these people had/have some wondrous relationship with nature?Socialism hasn't worked anywhere. There's rampant poverty. Governmental corruption (far worse than even the left-most nightmares of our government.) diseases, poor medical care and really big bugs! I'm not baiting you...I really want to know.Mark
As far as respecting the rules of engagement, that is a western construct. It is impossible to expect people to respect an idea that they feel has no legitimacy. Law must have its basis in consensus or it will not be followed. People choose to follow laws only if they feel them to be just or representing a just or legitimate power. Anyway, I'm not sure why anyone thought it would be different. The Koreans did it, the Viet Cong did it. I mean the word is out, guerrilla warfare is the way to outlast the American military. The American public has little patience for a long, costly war, and our enemies know that. our enemies know us better than we know them. The whole rhetoric of we they can't win militarily is totally, utterly BS. You win politically or you don't win at all. Read 'On War' by Clausewitz. It is basically the military bible. The theme - war is an extension of politics. BTW, Rush is a nice speaker and good manipulator, but not the most logical guy in the world. I heard him one day say that 'Fox News and this show constantly beat the liberals.' This implies that the news is for sale to the highest bidders. Now thats democratic. I have heard him say some other choice pieces of idiocy that some 'dittoheads' swallow up like arsenic laced koolaid. I always thought dittohead was ironic. Who wants to be someone that repeats everything the person before them said. I guess dittohead kinda means programmed robots.BTW, since when were liberals weak. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro took over a whole country with less than 100 men. Of course, they weren't the most moral of individuals, but still, less than 100 men. Of course morality has rarely figured into any decision amongst political leaders, including in the US.
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It's bed time. I'll reply in depth on the morrow. I think you're wrong on many issues, but I've GOT to get to sleep now!Mark
Seriously, what do you think you'll find there that is going to so much better that it is here? Other than the aboriginal people you want study. Or, do you think these people had/have some wondrous relationship with nature?Socialism hasn't worked anywhere. There's rampant poverty. Governmental corruption (far worse than even the left-most nightmares of our government.) diseases, poor medical care and really big bugs!
Wow, there is some incredible debating going on here. GEDean, that was all very impressive and enlightening.abnormaltoy, I look forward to your take on this. TT, I am impressed by your knowledge (albeit classroom taught knowledge, and not yet real world knowledge) and glad you are not one that would whine about injustices in the world with the US being the top of the your hit list but yet sit cozy in your warm safe home watching 300 channels of on the TV. I too am a love it or leave it kinda person, and it seems you are too. I like to see someone actually stand behind these words. You have my respect. More power to you, I hope whatever your endevours are work out as you expected and reality doesn't slap those rosey liberal student glasses off your head in another 5-10 years. two words terrestrial leeches As far as slash and burn agriculture being the most most environmentally friendly forms of farming on the planet, I would beg to differ, but that is an debate for a different thread.
My experience is real world. The fundamental principle of my discipline is fieldwork and application. I don't have cable, I don't watch TV, I use the internet access at the school. I work full time. I go to school full time. I write a column for the schools anthropological newsletter. I work on independant research. I am also 27 years old, and worked for about seven years as an auto technician before I came to college. The blue collar background is what gives me my left leaning. The means of production must be owned by workers in order to have social and financial equity. Now, tell me some more about my rose colored glasses. I live a life of austerity (except for maybe my truck) because those are the morals that I adhere too. And, milpa farming is one of the most environmentally friendly forms of agriculture on the planet. They deplete certain tracts of land and let the lie fallow for twenty to thirty years. It is only since giant international logging companies have adopted slash and burn methods in the Amazon that the environment has suffered. Indigenous populations have a very deep understanding of using renewable subsitence methods. This has been coroborates scientifically by tons of long term research. In fact. Native American populations probably had the earliest and most sophisticated environmental engineering project in the history of humanity - corn/maize. (Although, I do admit that my knowledge of the Middle East is second hand from books and people who do research there.)
As far as what should we do now? I am kinda of the Colin Powell leaning. The US broke it the US bought it.
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Thanks Mrs. Mammoth. The Danish are having a rough year. Aruba is a danish territory and van der sloot was a Dane. Maybe Denmark is the new France.
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