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Old 11-27-2007, 02:48 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jillio View Post
Any one else see history repeating itself in the face of a push toward strict oralism? A.G. Bell's philosophy of soft eugenics of the well born took flight in the face of a push toward oralism. Once again, we are seeing a revival of oralism. Technology may have advanced, philosophies remain the same. This is the danger and horror of allowing such ethnocentric attitudes to exist.

I for one, will be informing others and speaking out against this technologically advanced form of ethnocide.
I do. This has always concerned me. I remember my MSSD history teacher telling the class that when WW1 broke out, everyone who thought the wonders of technology meant we had advanced beyond war and other evils were badly disillusioned. I see history repeating itself again.
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