On Jun 20, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Chris Doss wrote:
> I think Michael's point is that what you see as important the
> majority of humanity may see as frivolous.
>
> I mean, really. "I can't go swimming (in the desert)! I can't name
> my kid Hiddzubb-ulla-Nyarthathotop-Yog-Sothoth! Oh noes! The dire
> oppression! I must revolt!"
>
> Middle class concerns indeed.
Iran has some pretty shitty social indicators, but on the other hand, it's not a country where people are eating dirt. Much of the population is educated, sophisticated, and wants to join the world. The idea that some people are just too primitive for these "frivolous" aspirations is patronizing and insulting.
Doug