http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-baguette-theory-of-europe/ "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-baguette-theory-of-europe/#comment-1141 Cyrus Farivar Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:28:32 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=1807#comment-1141 I'm not sure that there's a clear line between Napoleon and racial and religious injustice in France of the latter 20th-century and early 21st century. I’m not sure that there’s a clear line between Napoleon and racial and religious injustice in France of the latter 20th-century and early 21st century.

]]> http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-baguette-theory-of-europe/#comment-1140 Aaron Freedman Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:25:41 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=1807#comment-1140 The difference between the U.S. and Europoe is that U.S. was founded upon the principles of religious and cultural freedom and tolerance. of course, this allowed religious extremism, class struggles, and racism to run rampant. But, Europe (especially France), with its history of total securalism, can backfire as stifiling cultural and religious individualism. Remember, the French Revolution not only brought democracy and equality, but also the Reign of Terror and Napoleon. The difference between the U.S. and Europoe is that U.S. was founded upon the principles of religious and cultural freedom and tolerance. of course, this allowed religious extremism, class struggles, and racism to run rampant. But, Europe (especially France), with its history of total securalism, can backfire as stifiling cultural and religious individualism. Remember, the French Revolution not only brought democracy and equality, but also the Reign of Terror and Napoleon.

]]> http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-baguette-theory-of-europe/#comment-1139 Tomorrow Museum » Archive » The Baguette Theory of Europe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:58:06 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=1807#comment-1139 [...] This is an aside titled 'The Baguette Theory of Europe' dated 11/16/08 “To Europeans, America represents creativity, inventiveness, openness, popular culture and at the same time, atrocious poverty and racism bubble to the surface during and after events like Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Meanwhile, Americans are slowly learning how Europe brushes its inter-ethnic and inter-religious problems with a broad veneer of secularism and the theory that everyone is all the same, or at least should be.” - Cyrus Farivar [...] [...] This is an aside titled ‘The Baguette Theory of Europe’ dated 11/16/08 “To Europeans, America represents creativity, inventiveness, openness, popular culture and at the same time, atrocious poverty and racism bubble to the surface during and after events like Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. Meanwhile, Americans are slowly learning how Europe brushes its inter-ethnic and inter-religious problems with a broad veneer of secularism and the theory that everyone is all the same, or at least should be.” – Cyrus Farivar [...]

]]> http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/2008/11/16/the-baguette-theory-of-europe/#comment-1138 » The Baguette Theory of Europe Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:38:55 +0000 http://cyrusfarivar.com/blog/?p=1807#comment-1138 [...] Everyone gets high-quality quasi-free health care and education . Original post [...] [...] Everyone gets high-quality quasi-free health care and education . Original post [...]

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