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5. One of Spivak's favorite phrases

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 03:59 PM

Sep 2012

is "the destabilization of western ways of thinking...""

Let's unpack that, shall we?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/destabilize
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/destabilize

From these definitions, people like Spivak seem to WANT to cause unrest, and quite possibly to stop our society from functioning.

"western ways of thinking..."

what parts shall they attempt to destabilize? presumption of innocence? Social mobility? (remember, Spivak has also written about the glories of the Indian Caste system.) How about the Scientific Method? (Some of the POMO-POCO crowd try and state that all facts are malleable....idiots to the last.)

I'M a progressive. Spivak has nothing worthwhile to teach...other than giving me a set of code words to look out for. If someone starts frequently using these in conversation, I figure it's time to leave.

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Really? Spivak? a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #1

You guys? tama Sep 2012 #2

okay... here we go... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #3

New name for me tama Sep 2012 #4

One of Spivak's favorite phrases a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #5

Yes we do tama Sep 2012 #6

right... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #7

Guilt trips are your problem not mine tama Sep 2012 #8

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Don't remember? tama Sep 2012 #10

My apologies for forgetting about Finland. a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #11

This sounded like nurturing wounds: tama Sep 2012 #12

unfortunately... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #13

It's a sad game tama Sep 2012 #14

Tama... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #15

I don't know Spivak (yet). Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 #16

Spivak's a glib huckster a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #17

Hey Fire, I suggest we become managers of this forum U4ikLefty Sep 2012 #18

I don't have the time or energy to do so but if anyone would, it would be appreciated. Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 #19