I should have used yesterday's pic today and today's pic yesterday. But anyway; here we see an activist of the army of the Hindu god Shiva. On Valentine's Day, they burned greeting cards as a protest, saying that the holiday is an insult to the Hindu culture.
In the US, Pat Buchanan is the army of Shiva, going on TV to plug his book which says that our culture is doomed to disappear through similar foreign intrusions.
In a way, then, Mr. Buchanan is useful. As countries around the world complain about the exportation of American culture, we can point to him and say "Look! We have the same kinds of complaint from wackos in our country. They're complaining about YOUR culture. We just put them on TV, then on the ballot, allow them to get their 1%, and the problem goes away."
Cultural change is inevitable. No movement could stop it; it is bigger than all of us. The best approach is to push for the bits that are important to yourself, and as for the rest of it, just don't worry. It doesn't concern you.
02-22-2002, 12:42 PM
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