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Daily Nebraskan
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Movement reconciles- cultural differences
The different cultures cf humanity
have es,ch developed specific traits cf
the human personality while ncIcct
ln ethers. Although these cultures ere
extremely diverse, they can be
grouped into two radn patterns.
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The first pattern is composed cf the
cultures of North America end north
ern Europe. The second b composed cf,
the cultures of southern Europe and
th 3 Third World. The nature cf cch
pattern is conditioned fcitsly by the
level cf economic development of the
society that produces it.
In southern Europe and the Third
World (with the possible exception of
EoitAsii), people are emotional, cxprco-
give and hospitable. These traits are
dominant because those cultures have
only recently emerged from a feudal
type economy that stresses one's emo
tional and financial commitment to
others, especially within the family.
These positive traits, however, also
are accompanied by negative ones.
Strong family ties sometimes lead to
feuding between families. Moreover,
the traditional communaMsm of such
cultures often leads to strong pres
sures to conform.
In North America and northern
cause capitalism is highly d evcloped in
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society in which people care little
' about others and their opinions.
This is positive to the extent that
cspitalbm has made the free devel
opment of the individual pczsibls. It is'
negative to the extent that people in
these developed, capitalist cultures
care little for each other. .
In both patterns of culture, changes -
are taldng place which are reducing
the difTerenccs between the patterns
end'are creating more balanced and
emotionally healthy individuals.
In northern Europe, these changes
can be seen in the growth of the Green
Movement which, influenced by East
ern philosophy, stresses the need for a
leas materialistic, more caring society.
This movement oe3 beyond the capi
talist's negative concept of individual
ism (i.e. ignoring or exploiting others),
and challenges the individual to actu
ally become a worthy individual in her
relationships to others.
Similarly, in the Third World, there
also is a movement which seeks to pre
serve the best of the local pattern
while introducing elements from the
northern European culture. This syn
thesis finds its expression in Third
World Marxism.
This movement transforms the tra
ditional caring and sharing of Third
World communities into a generalized
belonging to oppressed groups much
more possible.
Both Third World Marxism and
northern European "Greenness" are
the trends cf the future. These patt
erns gradually are reconciling the dif
ferences between the various areas of
our planet.
Third World people generally have
welcomed the Green Movement of the
north. It is sad, however, that many in
the north have responded to the cor
responding change in the Third World
with economic boycott, sabotage,
bombing and invasion.
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Europe, the pattern is quite the oppo- social pattern by combining it with
site. People keep their opinions and northern European rationalism (in
emotions to themselves and do practi- this case, the Marxist analysis of
cally whatever they want despite what society and social change). It makes
others think. These traits exist be- the free development of individuals
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