tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post3824298689987411845..comments2023-09-19T10:03:27.883-06:00Comments on New City of Friends: GapsDayamatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04125167790936883271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post-80599900587244020122011-10-23T19:49:58.017-06:002011-10-23T19:49:58.017-06:00The gap in civilization is very troubling but some...The gap in civilization is very troubling but some scholars are saying that the gap between rich and poor is shrinking. Check out Hans Roselin's statistics:<br />http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html<br />I still watch TV but read news mostly on the Internet, but soon there will be no gap between the two. I would not deny that electronic images serve great educational intentions. Media barons who seek to control these and make us dunces are another matter. 19th century? Why not 18th century. I read Tale of Two Cities not too long ago.MichaelJWilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444626468182264407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517892305917115037.post-37234879786767429172011-10-23T13:21:47.845-06:002011-10-23T13:21:47.845-06:00In terms of Qaddafi's death, I did not watch a...In terms of Qaddafi's death, I did not watch any of The footage, but it seems to me little different than coming out for a lynching in the 1920s or a hanging in the 1800s. I believe we had a moment of period for about 50 years, when, so wearied were we of war, totalitarianism and atrocity that we rejected it and became more humane. Now we seem to be sliding backwards to the 19th century. It is quite troubling.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.com