Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA23571 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:27:22 GMT Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:46:56 +0000 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Witness Tells of Taliban Attack on Ancient Buddha Relics Message-ID: <20010305124656.A1186@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745CC3@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745CC3@inchna.stir.ac.uk>; from v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk on Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 11:24:58AM -0000 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 11:24:58AM -0000, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> I'm torn here. I hate it when history and archaeology is treated with such
> contempt, but at least as bad is the massive international outcry over these
> statues compared to the deafening silence over the Taliban's treatment of
> women. I think the international community should get its priorities right.
Leaving aside the obvious fact that everything cultural is, by definition,
memetic -- on the basis of which absolutely every aspect of culture
would be on-topic here -- what is specifically memetic about this issue?
Why did Wade post that message?
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