Was:Broadband Users' Activities . Now: Comment Re cycles of civilizations

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Everytime I hear about the " great " civilizations and references to the

200 years ... I wonder: 1) How " great " is measured, and 2) IF " great "

is measured in years, or other success indication the " civilization "

lasts and functions well with its rules and health of it's citizenry,

and fairness, etc. I think: HOW ABOUT THE " GREAT " Indigenous societies

(e.g. 6 Nations, (Eastern U.S.) or Tlingit/Haida/), doing MUCH more

than " surviving " since " time immemorial " as fully functioning

societies with elaborate and basically fair " systems " with great

respect for each of their generations, and where elders are respected

greatly.

 

Our ethno-centric European based " greats " forget there are/were

" other " systems which worked for THOUSANDS of years. Get over the

" short-sightedness " of 200 year ego-ethno-centricism, the greater/than

lesser/than comparisons. They fail.

 

Justa 'nother viewpoint! Joyce Simmerman

 

 

, " Bill West "

<coffeemon2002 wrote:

>

> The only way to break a cycle is with a revolution which is another

word for

> cycle. And this has nothing to do with violence. And if you're

part of a

> revolution maybe you're not stuck in the cycle.

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> " Kris *ii7y " <Krisof+

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> Wednesday, May 21, 2008 11:40 PM

> Re: Broadband Users' Activities To Be

> Monitored.

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>

> I know Hemp Oil cures cancer, but i won't grow it. Is that fear? Na,

> i call it standing aside.

>

> We have long been on apathy and dependence. Next is bondage again?

> Can we break the cycles of civilization this time?

>

> Health freedom is something worth fighting for.

>

> Don't you think?

>

> Kris

>

> CYCLES OF CIVILIZATION

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> The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been two

> hundred

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> years.

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> These nations have progressed through this sequence:

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> From bondage to spiritual faith;

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> From spiritual faith to great courage;

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> From courage to liberty;

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> From liberty to abundance;

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> From abundance to selfishness;

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> From selfishness to complacency;

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> From complacency to apathy;

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> From apathy to dependence;

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> From dependency back again into bondage.

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>

> --Sir Alex Fraser Tyler: (1742-1813) Scottish jurist and historian

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> ---Sir Alex Fraser Tyler: (1742-1813) Scottish jurist and historian

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