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Originally posted by gibingus
also, societies do not erode, that is an unqualified statement as far as anthropology, sociology, and ethnography are concerned.
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*Brrrring* Hello?
Uhuh, sure, I'll let him know.
Noble Ceasar! A fellow by the name of Alaric just called. Something about a bag or a sack or something. Said we should make sure we kept lots of cash on hand.
Athropology is overvalued, so is Sociology. Yes, they can both give insight, but they are both largely expressions of the politics of the practitioners as applied the the dynamic tension between the statements "Everyone is more or less alike" and "No two people are the same." Sometimes illuminating, but mostly bullshit. (Archeology excluded. That's forensic history in my book.)
As for trusting the government, I take it as axiomatic that a person who will fight to gain power over others is the one least suited to have that power. Given the nature of our campaigns, we are virtually assured of having the worst possible gang of cynical, self-interested scoundrels imaginable running the place. If they are not watch, question, and harassed at all times, they will sell the country right out from under us. Yes that's a bit hyperbolic, but it is the sense I get from the current occupiers of all three branches of government, by and large, both Democratic and Republican.