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Points: 34083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2010 at 11:42
^^ this is a culture which maby is it (or one of three posible in geographical terms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_cultures, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_people, and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Slavs + the baltic countries which all have strong historic ties and geographical ties, and folklore, mythology and way-of-living in the middleage.
 
me I'm of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_culture and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_culture  (i have never been to Hungary though but my grandparents from my father side is Hungarians, and on my mother side im Norwegian, time to reveal my true identity Embarrassed)
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Originally posted by mr.cub mr.cub wrote:


The real culprit of our boom-bust economic cycle has been government involvement in the economic sector. And as much as you hate to accept it, the "old way" (large excessive federal debt, protectionist trade policies with high tariffs which kill economic competition and encourage monopolies, federal control of the money supply) are liberal policies which have been around since Wilson, if not Lincoln. There hasn't been true de-regulation  of the financial sector since Jackson and even then he had his hand in executive orders such as the Specie Circular

Sure, it was government involvement ... That makes a ton of sense considering they decided to allow fraudulent practices by turning their back. "Deregulation" as in the number of restrictions that were lifted off banks, which allowed them to make loans (many subprime even) to borrowers who didn't have the income to realistically pay back what they owed. On top of that the banks were tricking people into adjustable rate mortgages that lead to negative amortization. All this caused massive amounts of bankruptcy on both ends and that means a massive debt. Then to top things off you have unchecked insiders which worsened the severity: 




"Old way" simply refers to outdated ideals. There's no such thing as a perfect doctrine and that means we need to constantly adapt along with the times. 
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Culture is what ever you want it to be be. For some people 'white culture' is a very real thing, but if you ask them to articulate exactly what it is, many would struggle. Does it revolve around the food, the music, the general way in which we conduct ourselves day to day. If you asked a pensioner in England what they thought 'white culture' was, you'd probably get a different answer from a white teenager. The pensioner may talk about roast beef, yorkshire puddings, and a stiff upper lip, and the teenager may regard the concept of a 'white culture' as racist, or at best meaningless in a multicultural society.

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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2010 at 04:57
There's no such thing as white culture, I'm surprised to see people here attempting to define it, just as there's no such thing as black or Asian culture.
Culture is a product of place and time, not genetics, I thought that was pretty obvious.
And in the future, I predict the term "culture" will start to become more and more meaningless as people use the internet to stylise themselves aesthetically and intellectually however they please rather than adhering to what is geographically around them.
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Glenn Beck is an entertainer who has like all entertainers changes his act according to what plays with his audience. A "culurd" president rubs some of his audience the wrong way, but no one in their right mind will admit it. The statement he made may get his enemies up in arms but play well with his supporters. It's interesting that this fairly strong statement was made pretty close to his watered down snoozefest on Saturday while the networks besides Fox were actually paying attention.

In the U.S. there is probably more difference between urban and rural white culture than there is between urban black and white culture. Race does correlate with some cultural differences, but location and socio-economic status does as much or more.
 
I just saw http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/ on Sunday. This girl sang Gaelic traditional songs, Beyonce with a Banjo and the whole group just are a perfect example of how clueless we are about the division between black and white culture. Where does the early Country Blues end and Bluegrass begin?
 
 
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2010 at 10:20
When it comes to areas of the planet dominated by "white" people or people of any skin color, there is no homogeneity, culturally speaking.  I revel in the differences of humans. Big smile

Once you accept that Glen Beck is just a jerk, then you really have spent all the time you need to on this a-hole.


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Points: 20414 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2010 at 11:07
Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

You appear to be a camel. 
 
 
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That would make Todd at least Asian, maybe Cauc-Asian, but white???Tongue
 
 
Todd, the tea party is overWink.... when the most retrograd and conservative forces start to question their president's moves..... you know things are changing........ for the better.
 
 
our "white" culture is now headed by a "black" man, and I've got no qualms about itClap. 
 
The very fact that they (the retrograds) come up with the "white" culture (instead of occidental culture)  is racist in itself.
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Thank you for putting "black" into quotes.  There is no such thing as human "racial" purity.  Either you're human or you are sub-human.  Sub humans being the ones who look down on others who are culturally or ethnically different than they are.
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I like Glenn Beck and agree with a lot of what he says, but the White Culture thing is just silly. "white" is far too broad a category to be said to have a single culture. Now if you broke it up into little parts like, say, "deep south culture," "Scandinavian culture" etc. we might be in business. There is no "white culture" though, just as there is no "black culture."
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2010 at 12:24
Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

I like Glenn Beck and agree with a lot of what he says
  Aww, man, I always suspected you were a little messed up. LOL

By the way, feel free to rib me for liking Olberman and Maddow, Tongue


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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

I like Glenn Beck and agree with a lot of what he says
  Aww, man, I always suspected you were a little messed up. LOL

By the way, feel free to rib me for liking Olberman and Maddow, Tongue


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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Beck's views are very coloured, but he referenced the wrong colour. Instead of white culture, I think he meant redneck culture.

Even the people who wear suites, have stupid haircuts and their own Fox News shows, but really are still rednecks.
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Originally posted by dweet dweet wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Beck's views are very coloured, but he referenced the wrong colour. Instead of white culture, I think he meant redneck culture.

Even the people who wear suites, have stupid haircuts and their own Fox News shows, but really are still rednecks.


I'm a redneck.  Most of my family are rednecks too.
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Points: 4373 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2010 at 16:37
Really?

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Blue


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I know you won't like them because they weren't around before 1989.

I won't like them because they're little racists.
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by dweet dweet wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Beck's views are very coloured, but he referenced the wrong colour. Instead of white culture, I think he meant redneck culture.

Even the people who wear suites, have stupid haircuts and their own Fox News shows, but really are still rednecks.


I'm a redneck.  Most of my family are rednecks too.

Are y'all's necks naturally red or have you been out in in the sun too long with your baseball caps turned the right way? TongueLOL
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Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Thank you for putting "black" into quotes.  There is no such thing as human "racial" purity.  Either you're human or you are sub-human.  Sub humans being the ones who look down on others who are culturally or ethnically different than they are.
 
actually this "white culture" is really too close for comfort to the "white supremacy" theories of the KKK., which is no doubt what the Tea Party referred to.
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Actually there's no doubt to that being not what the Tea party was referring to. 
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Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Actually there's no doubt to that being not what the Tea party was referring to. 
 
What makes you say that? Beck seems to be more of a showman than anything and racist undertones, just enough but not too much, probably plays very well with his audience.
 
What do you think he was referring to?
 
 
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