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Reply #15 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 8:52am

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 7:54am:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:18am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

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the renaicance, the enlightenment,science, literature, architecture, skyscrapers, going to the moon, modern medicine, the automobile, technology, exploration, the westminster system.

i think one should be able to think of a few more achievements of the west then "getting pissed". Wink

Thats not culture

Spot

YOU will need to define what YOU think culture is then Spot so someone can answer you in a way YOU can understand.

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Reply #16 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 11:16am

freediver wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 8:39am:

To be fair, I think part of the problem of aboriginal alcoholism is that it is not part of their culture.

But wait.......
Untill we unearth all of their well documented history pages on rocks around the country......like the guide to correct farming that was found the other week, it may yet still be part of their culture.
A rock painting of a large group in a river bed, sucking on what is now known as the "first" flagon made from the kangaroo pouch with the joey embreo soaked in tamerine wine, so mexico looses the worm in the mezcal tradition cause coons had it first. Also in the painting you will see mary giving kevin a floggin while malcom is raping tracy as kim is trying to knock him out with a club.
Fine paintings that may well just change history....yet again!

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tickleandrose Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3964 Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #17 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 11:37am At its base, Christianity is not a white religion. It originates from the middle East, it has its roots in the older Jewish religion. The Roman empire adopted its early form and spread to Western Europe. At that time until Britian, Angolo saxons and many other European groups were considered as pagans.
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Captain Caveman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6211 Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #18 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 11:58am We are pagen, aren't we? Chrismas. Easter. Birthdays. Etc etc. All celibrated in this country for quite a while.
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Reply #19 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 12:01pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:18am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

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the renaicance, the enlightenment,science, literature, architecture, skyscrapers, going to the moon, modern medicine, the automobile, technology, exploration, the westminster system.

i think one should be able to think of a few more achievements of the west then "getting pissed". Wink

They're all different cultures, Aquascoot. The Italian and French renaissances, the French and Prussian Enlightenments, the British and Prussian Scientific Revolutions, the French, British and Russian novels, architecture - Baroque and Napoleonic neo-classical, Bauhaus, etc, etc, etc. Plus, you left out the influence of China and Arabia through the spice trade.

An easy mistake to make, dear. They're tinted.

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Reply #20 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 12:06pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:18am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

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the renaicance, the enlightenment,science, literature, architecture, skyscrapers, going to the moon, modern medicine, the automobile, technology, exploration, the westminster system.

i think one should be able to think of a few more achievements of the west then "getting pissed". Wink

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Re: Is culture a dirty word.
Reply #21 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 12:09pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 7:57am:

freediver wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 7:52am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

What about the abolition of slavery, liberal democracy, Christianity etc?

Thats more culture than technology. Xtianity is religion. So is hinduism and budism. I dunno - kinda culture but i think of culture as customs and social behaviours. They can be caused by religion.

Spot

Tell that to the Islamites raving in the streets about chopping heads off Infidels etc... and that's here! Look at what they do there!!

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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 94527 Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #22 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 1:16pm Captain Caveman wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 11:58am: We are pagen, aren't we? Chrismas. Easter. Birthdays. Etc etc. All celibrated in this country for quite a while. We most certainly are not pagan, Captain. We're a Christian country. That makes us Middle Eastern, ja?
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #23 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 1:20pm skin colour init? eh karmel
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Mattyfisk Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 94527 Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #24 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 1:25pm rhino wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 1:20pm: skin colour init? eh karmel That depends on the colour, dear, tinted or tanned. There's inferior culture and there's superior culture. Correlation not causation, innit.
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Reply #25 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 1:29pm

Culture?

The 'Red' Western (Celtic) Europeans 'fled' to North America to be in 'Heaven'.

The 'White' Eastern (Slavic) Europeans were 'exiled' to Sahul (Australia) to be in 'Hell'.

The 'Grey' Southern (Latin) Europeans said from their idyllic island resorts of Oceania that "History was a lie and they were never in Europe to begin with!"

While the 'Blue' Northern (Scandinavian) Europeans had to clean up the mess in Europe after the Party had finished, a Party that they were never invited to.

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Reply #26 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 2:29pm

freediver wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 8:39am:

To be fair, I think part of the problem of aboriginal alcoholism is that it is not part of their culture.

Whilst that maybe so FD but they've been at it for a long time now .....

When doing time in jail becomes part of rites of passage for young aboriginal men you have to ask the same question of them that some of the self loathers say about non aboriginal australian culture ......

you call that culture? or what culture? ... getting pissed, bashing your wife, abusing your kids, etc etc etc.

Seems to me they have a pretty fair footing in that dept. as well.

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Reply #27 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:08pm

Grendel wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 8:52am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 7:54am:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:18am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

um,

the renaicance, the enlightenment,science, literature, architecture, skyscrapers, going to the moon, modern medicine, the automobile, technology, exploration, the westminster system.

i think one should be able to think of a few more achievements of the west then "getting pissed". Wink

Thats not culture

Spot

YOU will need to define what YOU think culture is then Spot so someone can answer you in a way YOU can understand.

I did

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Re: Is culture a dirty word.
Reply #28 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:26pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:08pm:

Grendel wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 8:52am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 7:54am:

aquascoot wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:18am:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:14am:

What is a white culture? Only one i can think of is the culture of getting pissed. British irish aussie. We dont actually have any culture except for getting on the piss.

Spot

um,

the renaicance, the enlightenment,science, literature, architecture, skyscrapers, going to the moon, modern medicine, the automobile, technology, exploration, the westminster system.

i think one should be able to think of a few more achievements of the west then "getting pissed". Wink

Thats not culture

Spot

YOU will need to define what YOU think culture is then Spot so someone can answer you in a way YOU can understand.

I did

Spot

No ... you didn't.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20447 Gordon Gender:	Re: Is culture a dirty word. Reply #29 - Aug 23^rd, 2018 at 6:30pm Some cultures are dirty.
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