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Subject: Re: Humanism, Christianity, and Nazism
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Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 11:44:09 EDT
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, (sop to the blank line eaters--consider it a religious sacrifice)

A recent article by the author below (article too long to include)
listed several references for discovery of the causes of the rise in
the Nazi party in Europe, and post WWI problems.
		- Toby Robison 
		allegra!eosp1!robison
		decvax!ittvax!eosp1!robison
		princeton!eosp1!robison
I would also like to suggest a book on another topic which might open
a new aspect of the cultural differences.  The book is "Languages of 
Pao" by Jack Vance, and is science fiction but a well thought out comment
on the differences that arise in a culture from the language structure.
Consider the differences in three people who are ostensibly the same but
who's language treats "chopping wood" in these ways:
  1)  Rending the wood by proper manipulation of superior force and leverage.
  2)  Seperation of the wood from itself by cunning use of pressure.
  3)  Proper application of good tools to create more usefull wood.
The contention which I wish to further here is that the first will be (or
tend to be) more militaristic, the second will tend to be more manipulative
(i.e. a business man or politician), while the third will tend to be a 
craftsman or artisan.  

Now if you do not disagree too much with this premise, study the languages
of the major countries of Europe, or the whole world!  Look at the content
of the languages as well as the structure.

	    From the Soapbox of
	    Tom Condon     {...!uw-beaver!teltone!teldata!tac}

	    A Radical A Day Keeps The Government At Bay.