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Comment on: Re: How will this age be remembered?

Bigthink — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:26:24 +0100

It sounds like this age is the same as any other age in time. Expolitation, death and religion.

Comment on: Re: How will this age be remembered?

Bigthink — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:26:06 +0100

It sounds like this age is the same as any other age in time. Expolitation, death and religion.

Comment on: Re: How will this age be remembered?

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:42:48 +0100

That is exactly how this generation is going to be remembered. We had the chance to change, the media encouraged it but we did nothing.
Great Video. I agree completely.

Comment on: Re: How will this age be remembered?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:27:39 +0100

Ok, since when can you not use quotation marks? It makes "This"

Comment on: Re: How will this age be remembered?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:25:26 +0100

This man%u2019s point of view is fascinatingly alarmist and pessimistic. First of all, though it is not explicitly stated in the question, one should realize that when %u201CHow will this age be remembered?%u201D is asked, it is understood that the progress and quality of %u201CThis age%u201D is only determined in accordance to previous times.
Granted, in recent times there has been death, pollution, and religious fanaticism but, does that mean we are in what he calls %u201CA Dark Age%u201D. I think not. For example, if one was to take a look at society say, fifty years ago, they would be astonished by the progress we have made. Things like the Civil Rights Movement should stand as proof of our progress.
Think about it, The Green Movement has nearly taken over and businesses are slowly reforming. Fifty years ago, power plants were dumping chemical waste straight into rivers and people felt no shame when littering on the streets.
In World War II, a common tactic was to simply %u201CCarpet Bomb%u201D cities, indiscriminately killing thousands of civilians. Now, the U.S Military armament is filled with Smart Bombs and high tech weapons for the sole purpose of limiting civilian casualties.
Mr. Chopra%u2019s point of view is a result of either a romanticization of the past or a jaded and pessimistic view of the present. Either way, he%u2019s wrong. As The Beatles accurately sang, %u201CThing are getting better all the time.%u201D