RE: Media and Violence

From: Vincent Campbell (v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Apr 25 2002 - 11:10:31 BST

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From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
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    The 'red, tooth and claw' statement was about a then-perceived constant and
    violent struggle for resources between organisms. Today we know that whilst
    parts of nature are like this, there are also parts where peaceful
    co-operation, altruism etc. also exist between organisms.

    On the point of Roman games, it's worth stating the simple reality that the
    pre-mass media Romans were infinitely more bloodthirsty in their leisure
    pursuits than the supposedly ultra-violent mediated societies of today. (But
    maybe that was already the point for mentioning them, I skipped a few
    posting the other day, after receiving about 60 odd in one day).

    Vincent

    > ----------
    > From: Philip Jonkers
    > Reply To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 17:30 PM
    > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    > Subject: Re: Media and Violence
    >
    > Wade:
    > > Rome, like other civilizations, was not desensitized to their spectacles
    > > of violence and death, they _wanted_ to see just that. The audience was
    > a
    > > living and enjoying entity in these pageants of blood.
    > >
    > > The bull fight is a pale imitation.
    > >
    > > The appetites of the human species are strong, and should never be
    > > discounted.
    >
    > Nature is `red in tooth and claw'. Humans are part of nature, therefore
    > humans
    > are `red in tooth and claw' too.
    >
    > Phil.
    >
    >
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