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"...so am i such an ass as to disregard this good advice and suggest that the stories contained within the matrix of Christianity and the complex of nationalism are responsible for the social, political, and economic problems we face? Am I really arguing that the martial and hierarchical nature of Western religion and Western privilege has fostered stories that encourage egotism and self interest? Am i suggesting that, if we hope to create a truly civil society, we must first burn all the flags and kill all the gods, because in such a world we could no longer tolerate such weapons of mass destruction?
No, I wouldn't do that.
Though certainly we understand that we clearcut forests not to enrich the lives of animals but to make profit. We know that we dam(n) rivers not to improve water quality but to create electricity and protect private property. We make race and gender discriminatory markers for no other reason than that we can. And we maintain and tolerate poverty not because we believe adversity makes you strong, but because we're unwilling to share.
Ah, you've heard this all before, haven't you..."
-Thomas King, 'The truth about stories'
(i soooooooooooo want to take a class with him)
No, I wouldn't do that.
Though certainly we understand that we clearcut forests not to enrich the lives of animals but to make profit. We know that we dam(n) rivers not to improve water quality but to create electricity and protect private property. We make race and gender discriminatory markers for no other reason than that we can. And we maintain and tolerate poverty not because we believe adversity makes you strong, but because we're unwilling to share.
Ah, you've heard this all before, haven't you..."
-Thomas King, 'The truth about stories'
(i soooooooooooo want to take a class with him)