On Topic Discussion The Day Our Cultures Died

[Alistair]

“Perhaps the most beautiful, touching, and unselfish trait in the character of man of which we have any record is the ancient custom of foster-brotherhood (fostbroedralag) , which prevailed among the earlier Norse tribes. This relation between two men was of a most sacred and binding character, and was not even severed by the death of one.
Many examples are given of valiant men who fought against each other admiring each other’s bravery and becoming foster-brothers, pledging themselves by an oath, attended with the ceremony of letting their blood flow together on the earth.” - Paul Du Chaillu, from “The Viking Age” (1890)

I think I'm just questioning. There's just no one to answer anymore.

 

[Alistair]

My family is dead. What do I have beyond a family? There is no brotherhood, no tribe, to clan.

“Humans were granted the ability to want, and of that want they crafted only greed. Such greed that they discovered solitude and loneliness where there was none. Rather than abandon their wants, they constructed of nature a web of deceptions, a lie made truth, a truth that failed to fit, lies that begat lies. In God, they found explanation where nature required none. The gods that once brought them peace were but painful truths to be expunged. In Society, they found order where nature required none. The order that once grounded them was simply a wildness to be tamed, then a taming to be set free, only to be once again too wild. Humans were granted the ability to want. Nature knows no mistakes. She simply waits to see what more they will devour of themselves.”

A quote I found online. I know I'm not looking for religion.

 

[nyctopgam]

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The language of Iran is also known by its endonym ....Farsi, while (for political, and nationalistic reasons, in Afghanistan Farsi is called Dari)

Most Iranians who I encounter refer to their country as Iran, not Persia...unless they are referencing their country's history.

Unlike you I meet Iranian refugees two, or three days every week when interviewing them.

Persian is promoted and used in the US by Iranian Americans to make life easier after the Iran Hostage Crisis of the 1970s.

 

[nyctopgam]

“Perhaps the most beautiful, touching, and unselfish trait in the character of man of which we have any record is the ancient custom of foster-brotherhood (fostbroedralag) , which prevailed among the earlier Norse tribes. This relation between two men was of a most sacred and binding character, and was not even severed by the death of one.
Many examples are given of valiant men who fought against each other admiring each other’s bravery and becoming foster-brothers, pledging themselves by an oath, attended with the ceremony of letting their blood flow together on the earth.

A bit dramatic but foster bros are probably better and have less baggage and drama than real ones. The blood letting is a bit much but whatever worked for them.

 

[nyctopgam]

I believe that the counter culture that we saw and are still seeing to a degree was the result of education, specifically college. WW2 vets had a door opened to them and many used it, the common man in America was exposed to ideas and thoughts that public education never offered.
The idea of questioning authority and exposure to atheism, Marxism, socialism has changed our landscape. Be it for good or bad remains to be seen, we are still in transition.
Before this people were taught to march in lock step, go fight that war and don't ask any questions.

The ideas of the counterculture and sixties are mainstream liberal now. It's modernity. The rest, like minority rightwing fringe makes a lot of noise, and all Americans are too into money and buying stuff. But most ( ive read 2/3 to 3/4) are pro environment, women, gay rights, civil rights, yoga tights, etc. as any morning talk show will attest. Ok maybe the jury is still out on yoga tights.