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RE: Community Thread - WCPhils - 06-08-2013

(06-08-2013, 12:28 AM)carlcockatoo Wrote:
(06-08-2013, 12:19 AM)WCPhils Wrote: Nah, I get you and you're probably right.

Plus India has that caste system which makes moving up in class practically impossible for people. Though Brazil has a pretty fucked up class system from what I've heard.

This is an interesting book on the subject

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EV5PNY/ref=oh_d__o01_details_o01__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Interesting sounding book, I'll have to give that a read.

Do you mean the official class systems or de facto class divides? Because I don't really know about India, but in China for example, the class system (forgot what it's called I feel so ignorant right now) still exists in theory but is non-existent in practice (except some mostly rural provinces which are still enforcing it and is quite tragic). I watched an Al-Jazeera documentary about people living 'illegally' in Beijing and how most people who do it aren't sent back. I know Shanghai officially abolished it.

I don't meant to switch to China but since I'm already going, while there is a significant urban poverty situation, it does suck that China's middle class is mostly in the cities while most of the poverty is in rural areas. The farmland itself is overpopulated, so each person does not have enough land to grow profitable crops so there just isn't anything they can do and many live in subsidence. In some provinces where the class system is still enforced this is a significant issue as China has an urbanisation policy meant to help (which is a whole other issue in itself for another time) but isn't helping many rural families.

(06-08-2013, 12:27 AM)AliR Wrote: I'm thankful for the internet and globalization.

Me too, although there are some aspects of globalisation I am not happy about.
In India there are four classes with the lowest one being Shudras, or untouchables, because none of the other classes were allowed to interact with them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India

Obviously, it's not really the same as it was 60-100 years ago, but it's still there even though it's not practiced by as many people. Like during the 2000s inter-class marriage was on the rise. Especially since women have gotten more liberties and better education. And now that better schools are being build in urban and non urban areas children from all the different classes are able to get relatively the same education.

China is one country I want to know more about. I just realized a few weeks ago that I'm pretty much clueless to what is going on there.


RE: Community Thread - carlcockatoo - 06-08-2013

(06-08-2013, 12:35 AM)AliR Wrote: I'm not too well-informed on globalism but I think cultural erasure is what most complain about. I don't really mind that, I've never had a strong connection to any culture or so. I think that's my favorite part of living as an expat in such multicultural places, I've never become attached to a people, a land, a flag, an ideal etc and so I tend to view that as irrational. I think culture and such should always be documented and kept alive, but that doesn't mean that we should reverse the way that the world seems to be gravitating.

I am supportive of global unity of culture and such. My ideal world is one where we are all united in way that doesn't destroy each nation's individual identity. My main problem regarding cultural erasure is how globalisation reinforces individual state efforts to marginalise or basically destroy indigenous nations.

But the main thing I hate about globalisation is first world multinationals going into third world countries and exploiting their people (I know, this view is so ten years ago lol).

@Phils: I will definitely read into that more. I have started to read more into China recently. I originally got into it just to learn the basics and to disprove the anti-Sino mindset that exists in the West right now but it legitimately is an interesting, multi-faceted society.

I still know little on Chinese history (I know the basics of the history since the People's Republic took over) but I know a fair bit on the modern society, or at least as much as I can as an outsider who has never seen it in person.


RE: Community Thread - Adam - 06-08-2013

I think we should start some cultural/political discussion thread so we won't spam out the community thread like this


RE: Community Thread - WCPhils - 06-08-2013

(06-08-2013, 12:43 AM)Adam Wrote: I think we should start some cultural/political discussion thread so we won't spam out the community thread like this
I would be cool with that.


RE: Community Thread - carlcockatoo - 06-08-2013

Who wants to start it?


RE: Community Thread - WCPhils - 06-08-2013

You can start it. You seem really interested in this stuff

lol, nevermind :p


RE: Community Thread - Adam - 06-08-2013

It is done.

Edit: wait lemme move it to the Politics, News and Debate subforum


RE: Community Thread - wwf - 06-08-2013

hey guys



this is the only forum I've posted on today




bye guys


RE: Community Thread - Grungie - 06-08-2013

That brings tears to my eyes


RE: Community Thread - WCPhils - 06-08-2013

(06-08-2013, 02:28 AM)wwf Wrote: hey guys



this is the only forum I've posted on today




bye guys

Yea, I'm slowly moving here as well.

The Pit just annoys me lately

I'll probably just post in the Gaming, Football, and Baseball threads eventually.


Every other thread the last two months or so has just been people yelling at eachother