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Old 05-13-2008, 04:51 PM
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Back to basics.

I asked him to remind me of what America's culture is.

If this country's culture is going into the tank, that implies an understanding of what our culture was before the decay and what the culture should be.

So far, I've read about Christianity and hardwork. Is that all that went and goes into the creation and perpetuation of a solid American culture?
It's religion (and the original religious source of America's moral culture is Christianity), it's media influence, and it's a million other things that would indeed fill a 50,000 page essay.
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:52 PM
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You all still have not answered her question, which stems from your claims. You introduced the terms, now define them.

Wikipedia is not a well-vetted information source.

To think that American culture can be defined in the space of a brief paragraph is just silly.

Why am I arguing with trolls?
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:52 PM
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Ok, fine.

This culture is based primarily on three things:

Family values, a strong composition, and a free-market economy.

Now take my other post and you can see how everything that I think is going wrong directly relates to one of those three things.
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:54 PM
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To think that American culture can be defined in the space of a brief paragraph is just silly.

No kidding. And to think that it was your argumentative and inane buddy here who said that it could.
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I'm not speaking for anyone, you're being a smarta$$ and trying to argue something that at no point was this discussion about. How do I know? Because I looked up what post provoked all this.
Who would've thought asking this question would make you all so defensive. You all were defensive before I even started probing for better answers. Don't ever challenge someone who is afraid of cultural decay, I guess.



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To which you responded: Sarcasm?

And then PledgeTrainer said: "No, this country's culture is going in the tank."

Uh huh. Good job. And therefore I asked what this country's culture is.

So either you answer the question or give it a rest.
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@CB Show me where she said that.
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:56 PM
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Actually, no. What culture entails is a paragraph.

He didn't touch the relevant parts but rather expressed his opinion of something unrelated.

Don't be sensitive. Discuss American culture and get over me.
That's where she said that.
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Actually, no. What culture entails is a paragraph.

He didn't touch the relevant parts but rather expressed his opinion of something unrelated.

Don't be sensitive. Discuss American culture and get over me.
Here you go. That's where she said it.
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Old 05-13-2008, 04:57 PM
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She didn't say brief. Your responses were too brief. You guys have to read every word.
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To think that American culture can be defined in the space of a brief paragraph is just silly.
Well, my question could've been answered in a paragraph. I didn't ask them to define or analyze the concepts that go into American culture.

I just wanted their opinions and not an external source. When most people expouse certain viewpoints, particularly moral outrage, they are doing so from raw emotion and not from a well-read foundation. That's how you get to bare opinions. As far as informed opinions, they can read and define on their own time. I hope they do.
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She didn't say brief. Your responses were too brief. You guys have to read every word.

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Old 05-13-2008, 04:59 PM
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That's where she said that.
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Here you go. That's where she said it.
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Old 05-13-2008, 05:00 PM
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Well, at least now you know your assertion that we're the same person is a little off.
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Old 05-13-2008, 05:01 PM
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Well, my question could've been answered in a paragraph. I didn't ask them to define or analyze the concepts that go into American culture.
These guys are full of crap; they are pulling claims out of their ears and they are not really supporting them or even really engaging them critically, which is all that you asked them to do.
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