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Mon Oct-23-06 12:44 PM
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| The purpose of diplomacy is to recognize the culture of another and |
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The purpose of diplomacy is to recognize the culture of another and work within that culture to achieve an objective.
The purpose of hegemony is to obliterate the culture of another and replace it with your own.
------lerkfish, 2006
This occurred to me whilst having lunch today. Guess which one is our prevailing policy at the moment?
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| mazzarro
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Mon Oct-23-06 12:50 PM
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| 1. May I be amongst the first to say - bravo! |
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That is a profound insight - borne out of a good lunch - obviously!
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Mon Oct-23-06 01:03 PM
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| 2. thanks. it just clarified for me. and the pizza was delicious! |
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Mon Oct-23-06 01:15 PM
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| 3. I would say that the purpose of hegemony is to steal the resources |
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and labor of others in order to support an obscene and utterly unsustainable, life-style. The result is the obliteration and replacement of the other culture.
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Mon Oct-23-06 01:19 PM
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| 4. thanks, but that doesn't fit the parallel point with diplomacy. |
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otherwise, you're correct.
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May I be amongst the first to say - bravo!
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thanks. it just clarified for me. and the pizza was delicious!
